#final interview

I guess this is the part where I get on my knees and show him why I'm better than the other candidates.

That look says "yeah, pretty much".

Well if you get this far, then you've got a shot . . . provided you can take his shot, which I did, and then some.

At the end of the Netflix interview, Dane gave a direct-to-camera address to his daughters, Billie and Georgia, telling them: “These words are for you. I tried. I stumbled sometimes, but I tried. Overall we had a blast, didn’t we? I remember all the times we spent at the beach, the two of you, me and mom — in Santa Monica, Hawaii, Mexico. I see you now playing in the ocean for hours, my water babies. Those days, pun intended, were heaven. I want to tell you four things I’ve learned from this disease, and I hope you don’t just listen to me. I hope you’ll hear me.”

“First, live now. Right now. In the present. It’s hard, but I learned to do that,” Dane says. “For years, I have been wandering around mentally and lost in my head for long chunks of time, wallowing and worrying in self-pity, shame, and doubt. I’ve replayed decisions, second-guessed myself. ‘I shouldn’t have done this. I never should’ve that.’ No more. Out of pure survival, I am forced to stay in the present. But I don’t want to be anywhere else. The past contains regrets. The future remains unknown. So you have to live now. The present is all you have. Treasure it. Cherish every moment.”

“Second, fall in love,” Dane continues. “Not necessarily with a person, although I do recommend that as well. But fall in love with something. Find your passion, your joy. Find the thing that makes you want to get up in the morning, drives you through the entire day. I fell in love for the first time when I was about your age. I fell in love with acting. That love eventually got me through my darkest hours, my darkest days, my darkest year. I still love my work, I still look forward to it, I still want to get in front of a camera and play my part. My work doesn’t define me, but it excites me. Find something that excites you. Find your path, your purpose, your dream. Then go for it. Really go for it.”

Dane’s third lesson is to “choose your friends wisely” and his fourth is to “fight with every ounce of your being, and with dignity. When you face challenges, health or otherwise, fight. Never give up. Fight until your last breath. This disease is slowly taking my body, but it will never take my spirit.”

[PREVIEW] Final Interview #1 (December 4, 2024)

writer: Edward Nguyen Borey | artist and cover artist: Lou Peterson | publishing company: Dark Harbor Comics [Scout Comics]

JANE GOODALL'S FINAL INTERVIEW. Recorded on September 23, 2025 (eight days before her death on October 1, 2025) for the Wallstreet Journal's "Journal Podcast," and published online by the Wall Street Journal on September 26, 2025.

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