The actor spoke candidly about his debilitating disease,<\/a> saying it \u201cmade me a little bit softer, a little bit more open.\u201d The intimate conversation was conducted by television producer Brad Falchuk, who executive produces \u201cFamous Last Words.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cAll I\u2019m left with is me,\u201d Dane said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of a f\u2014 up way of realizing that you were enough the whole time, when everything gets taken away and all you have left is this person.\u201d<\/p>\n In the episode, Dane\u2019s speech is noticeably slurred, and he sits in a motorized wheelchair while speaking to Falchuk. He\u2019s thoughtful and responsive throughout as he reflects on his life and career, which spanned more than three decades.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t think this was gonna be the end of the road for me. This was never part of the story I created for myself,\u201d Dane said. <\/p>\n The actor described himself as a complainer during the interview, adding that he\u2019s \u201calways historically been the guy that would b\u2014 and moan on his way to doing anything, but my spirit has been surprisingly pretty buoyant throughout this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n A final message to his daughters<\/p>\n Dane stared straight into the camera in the last few minutes of the Netflix special, his voice wavering when tears welled up in his eyes. He directed his parting words to his two daughters, Billie, 15, and Georgia, 14, sharing four lessons he\u2019s learned from ALS. <\/p>\n \u201cBillie and Georgia, you are my heart. You are my everything. Good night. I love you. Those are my last words,\u201d Dane said. <\/p>\n Dane married Rebecca Gayheart, the mother of his children, in 2004 and the couple separated in 2017, though the divorce was never finalized. They maintained a friendship after their separation, though, and Dane said he had \u201cnever fallen in love with another woman as deeply as I fell in love with Rebecca.\u201d<\/p>\n Dane said he spent most of his life \u201cwallowing and worrying in self-pity, shame and doubt.\u201d But with ALS, he was \u201cforced to stay in the present,\u201d he said, which he encouraged his daughters to do. <\/p>\n Eric Dane, left, in conversation with Brad Falchuk on \u201cFamous Last Words.\u201d<\/p>\n (Courtesy of Netflix)<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t want to be anywhere else. The past contains regrets. The future remains unknown, so you have to live now,\u201d Dane said. \u201cThe present is all you have. Treasure it. Cherish every moment.\u201d<\/p>\n Dane also encouraged his daughters to fall in love, not just with people, but with something \u201cthat makes you want to get up in the morning,\u201d he said. For Dane, that love was acting, which \u201ceventually got me through my darkest hours, my darkest days, my darkest year,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n The actor, who was open about his struggles with addiction, had been sober for nine years before slipping back into drug and alcohol use during a writer\u2019s strike<\/a> that halted \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy\u201d production in 2007. <\/p>\n Dane told his daughters they inherited his resilience and urged them to \u201cfight with every ounce of your being, and with dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n Dane added: \u201cThis disease is slowly taking my body, but it will never take my spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n ALS diagnosis brought peace<\/p>\n Aside from throwing a few punches to people who \u201cdeserved it,\u201d Dane said he had no crazy confessions to make as the interview came to a close. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve never murdered anyone, Brad,\u201d the actor joked to Falchuk. <\/p>\n![\"Two](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771675454_647_.jpeg\")
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