Kevin Costner reveals his biggest regret in his heart-breaking eulogy to Whitney Houston...
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00:24Whitney was scared.
00:27Arguably the biggest pop star in the world wasn't sure if she was good enough.
00:33She didn't think she looked right.
00:36There were a thousand things to her that seemed wrong.
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00:58I called her, I said, I have this movie.
01:00You're who I'm thinking of. I'm not thinking of anybody else.
01:03You know, it's almost yours to lose or to take.
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01:09I felt like, can I do this movie? Can I really pull this movie off?
01:13I mean, I'm playing opposite Kevin Costner.
01:15He's, you know, he's well-trained and all that kind of stuff.
01:19But he knows what he's doing. He's done it so many times.
01:21♪
01:42Something hit me one day and it said, well, you know, Whitney,
01:45there will probably never be another role like this for a woman,
01:50especially a black woman, to do again.
01:56♪
02:00You know, there was a time when I identified with Rachel so much.
02:03I was threatened and there was a letter sent to me.
02:07And, you know, the guy threatened me and said that he would take me out, you know.
02:12I thought about it for a second. I thought, well, maybe I shouldn't go on, you know.
02:17But then there's 19,000 people waiting for me.
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02:24I held her hand and told her that she looked beautiful.
02:27I told her that I would be with her every step of the way.
02:31That everyone there wanted her to succeed.
02:35But I could still feel the doubt.
02:37He said, don't worry. He said, I will be there with you.
02:40And he said, believe me, you're going to be natural at it.
02:42He said, you're going to be just great in this film.
02:44And I was going, well, how do you know this?
02:46♪
02:51I had a miscarriage during the filming of The Bodyguard.
02:56It was very painful, emotionally and physically.
02:59I was back on the set the next day.
03:01Who cares? Kevin really cares.
03:04Kevin takes the time.
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03:33No matter how dark things get for any of us,
03:35I mean, if we can somehow hold on,
03:37our life can be in a really different place a couple years from now.
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03:52The Whitney I knew, despite her success and worldwide fame,
03:55still wondered, am I good enough?
03:57Am I pretty enough?
03:59Will they like me?
04:03It was the burden that made her great
04:06and the part that caused her to stumble in the end.
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04:30If you could hear me now, I would tell you,
04:34you weren't just good enough.
04:37You were great.
04:40You sang the whole damn song without a band.
04:43And people didn't just like you, Whitney.
04:46They loved you.
04:48All those young girls who are dreaming that dream,
04:52but maybe thinking they aren't good enough.
04:58I think Whitney would tell you,
05:01guard your bodies
05:04and guard the precious miracle of your own life.
05:08And then sing your hearts out,
05:11knowing that there's a lady in heaven who is making God himself wonder
05:15how he created something so perfect.
05:21So off you go, Whitney.
05:25Off you go.
05:32Escorted by an army of angels,
05:35your heavenly father.
05:40When you sing before him, don't you worry.
05:44You'll be good enough.
05:47♪