"Barbara fondly remembers #Hackman as being a "Renaissance man" and Arakawa being "sharp" as well as "funny, very witty." ...
"Gene's a fellow that when he had an idea come up about something that we were going to write or do, or something he just wanted to do, you could tell from his voice that he had such an idea and he would just lay it out like it's something that God Almighty had demanded be done," Daniel shared."
Gene Hackman's Friend Recalls Last Conversation with His Wife Betsy Before Their Deaths: 'She Was Very Excited' (Exclusive)
Gene Hackman's friends and neighbors recount the last conversation they had with the actor's wife, Betsy Arakawa, before the couple was found dead in their home on Feb. 26.