Jim Parsons (Sheldon)
It was incomprehensible; you can't comprehend what it is you're doing. We've had some great people on this set but he was the first person that I had that feeling of, "I can't believe you're real." He's an icon, a person that you have in your mind or in your heart and they just don't seem real. His timing, delivery, demeanor -- and he brought the most positive energy and optimistic outlook to have around the set. I've heard whispers that he's coming back and I'm thrilled.
Johnny Galecki (Leonard)
He had a two-minute standing ovation from the live audience. Then the DJ starting playing the theme song from his old show and he started crying. I was standing next to him, so I started crying. It was very touching. The script metamorphosized during the week as they do and it really became art imitating life in that this is a hero of Leonard and Sheldon's and they have the opportunity to tell their childhood hero how much he means to them. We all got choked up because the episode became a real homage to not only Newhart but to all of the great comic legends that came before us and this show.
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It was incomprehensible; you can't comprehend what it is you're doing. We've had some great people on this set but he was the first person that I had that feeling of, "I can't believe you're real." He's an icon, a person that you have in your mind or in your heart and they just don't seem real. His timing, delivery, demeanor -- and he brought the most positive energy and optimistic outlook to have around the set. I've heard whispers that he's coming back and I'm thrilled.
Johnny Galecki (Leonard)
He had a two-minute standing ovation from the live audience. Then the DJ starting playing the theme song from his old show and he started crying. I was standing next to him, so I started crying. It was very touching. The script metamorphosized during the week as they do and it really became art imitating life in that this is a hero of Leonard and Sheldon's and they have the opportunity to tell their childhood hero how much he means to them. We all got choked up because the episode became a real homage to not only Newhart but to all of the great comic legends that came before us and this show.
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