There was no one quite like Angus.
He also struggled, like many of us, with addiction and depression.
I hope he knew how many hearts he touched.
Angus CloudCourtesy of A3
Rest in peace and God Bless his family.
Those efforts included multiple interventions and rehab stints.
I looked him in the eye and I knew that he wasnt doing well, Levinson said.
At the same time Ive been in these situations before where youre trying to get someone clean.
As soon as the episode wrapped, Levinson and his wife drove Cloud to treatment.
Thats where it gets tricky because the whole world can want it for you.
But he didnt want it.
Its just the self-destructive side of addiction and it outweighs everything.
But you cant give up on people.
I wasnt going to let anyone give up on him.
That included keeping him on the show, even after his character was supposed to have died.
I think part of the problem is I would sometimes put actors ahead of the show at times.
No, no, Im good.
Im good, Levinson said Cloud told him.
But Levinson knew different.
I could tell, at that time, it was like he wasnt interested.
He wasnt going to do anything, and yeah, he didnt want it.
