Eric Dane is opening up about his recent appearance on Brilliant Minds .

The 53-year-old actor, who is battling ALS in real life, portrayed a firefighter who is going through the same disease on the NBC drama.

During a recent panel, Eric talked about his experience playing a character similar to himself and what was challenging about it.

The actor shared that separating himself from the character was the most challenging part, as it was “so real” for him, but he was ultimately “grateful” for the “cathartic” experience.

“I have no reason to be in a good spirit at any time, on any given day, I don’t think anybody would blame me if I went upstairs in my bedroom, crawled under the sheets, and spent the next two weeks crying,” Eric stated. “And I was a little bit pleasantly su

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