Knowing him, hes gonna blame himself for what went down, right?
NORMAN REEDUS:He goes into a very dark place.
He completely takes the weight of that and just carries that with him.
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He never forgives himself and he takes full responsibility.
Although the thing is, Daryl didnt say Oh if I do this, theyll kill Glenn.
Nobody knows whats going to happen with that guy with the bat.
But what he was doing was protecting Rosita.
We were right next to each other.
And he was picking on Rosita and Daryl stood up for her and he stood up for Abraham.
The outcome of that, nobody knew that was going to happen.
Ill catch a lot of flack for that.
No one had ever said that to me before.
No one was like, Youre gonna get it!
And I was like, Dont even think about it!
You do it onTalking Deadin front of 10 million people, everybody starts to think it now!
So he was kind of apologizing for it.
The weight of Glenns death is going to weigh on Daryl heavily, I know it does.
Hes going to let it happen, which is crushing.
And you’re free to see that.
We shot that where theyre filming the back of the van, and I bounced all over that van.
Theres a lot of audio that didnt make the cut, but it was terrifying.
It was such a dramatic moment.
Its heartbreaking from here on out for Daryl.
Its a different season now.
Weve never not been in control or at least thought we were in control.
You have to break down heroes to see them turn into bigger heroes.
Its just a different season.
Its uplifting and its heartbreaking all at the same time, its a very emotional ride this year.
Its a very bold move, but the payoff is really big.
Weve always been a breathing animal.
Were on the right path.
Its really a heavy season this year.
I think Andy [Lincoln] should be nominated.
Just watching that first episode, hes killing it this year.
He does some great, great stuff for the rest of the year.
Hes really, really taking the bull by the horns on this show.
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