Actor James Woods became emotional during a recent appearance on Jesse Watters Primetime while remembering the late filmmaker Rob Reiner, who he said was “a great patriot” despite their political differences.

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While speaking with Jesse Watters, Woods credited Reiner with with saving his career by casting him in the 1996 drama Ghosts of Mississippi. Woods, who is pro-Trump, also defended Reiner against “infuriating and distasteful” comments after President Trump slammed Reiner, calling him “a deranged person.”

“Rob literally saved my career and really put me back on track in a way that was so important and rewarding in my life,” Woods said. “He really fought for me when a studio didn’t want me in a movie. I went from really being basically out of a job to getting an Academy Award nomination, and I give all the credit to Rob.”

Woods went on to praise Reiner and revealed that they continued supporting each other despite being on opposite sides of the political aisle.

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“I judge people by how they treat me, and Rob Reiner was a Godsend in my life. We got along great, we loved each other… He was always on my side,” Woods said. “When people would say to me, ‘What do you think of his politics?’ I would say, ‘I think Rob Reiner is a great patriot.’”

He continued, “Do I agree on many of his ideas on how that patriotism should be enacted, to celebrate the America that we both love? No. He doesn’t agree with me either, but he also respects my patriotism. We had a different path to the same destination, which was a country we both love.”

Woods also praised Reiner’s response to Charlie Kirk’s murder. “People said some such horrible things, and Rob did not,” the actor said. “When people say horrible things about Rob right now, I find it, quite frankly, infuriating and distasteful. Did I agree with his politics? I did not. Did I love him as I friend, as an artist, as an icon of Hollywood, and as a patriot? I most certainly did, and I am just absolutely devastated.”

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Reiner was killed Sunday (Dec. 14) alongside his wife Michele Singer. The When Harry Met Sally director was found stabbed to death in his Brentwood home.

The LAPD confirmed his son, Nick Reiner, was responsible for the homicide and has been taken into custody, per Variety.