Gabriel Byrne is an extraordinary human being. We have two extraordinary kids and we work at it. We were always friends. He stuck by me through very hard times and I hope he'd say the same about me.
The film itself involves a New York City radio storyteller Gabriel Noone who strikes up a friendship with one of his fans an abused 14-year-old teenager who is suffering from AIDS who does not have much longer to live.
Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being for whom death is not only necessary but frequently even desirable.