Question: Being that both Jason Mewes and the late Glenn Quinn are known to have had substance abuse problems. How smooth was the shoot in that regard?

It was tough. I wasn't aware of Quinn's problems and they sort of became an issue towards the end of the shoot. And with Jay, I always thought of him as just your average stoner, but then we found out about the hard stuff and it made life difficult. It was pretty devastating when Quinn died since he had just done 11 months of rehab. He called me the week before he died to apologize for his behaviour on set. It is usually the last step to recovery. He was upbeat and excited about getting his carreer going again. He spent a Thanksgiving with his family, but then went out with his old friends for a night. It's a tragedy. He was a tremendous talent and a good guy at heart. I really hope Jay gets clean and stays clean. The hard drugs are no laughing matter.

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