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Ray Romano Reveals He Saw a Cardiologist Over Stress of Directing 'Somewhere in Queens' (Exclusive)

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Ray Romano is stepping behind the camera for the first time with the semi-autobiographical film, . The veteran actor said he was far more nervous directing this movie than he was when he booked the iconic sitcom he starred in for a decade.«I've never written a [movie] script.

I've never directed or anything,» the 65-year-old told ET's Matt Cohen, sharing that he wasn't initially going to direct. It took some convincing that because it was a deeply personal story, Romano was naturally a good fit.«I wasn't going to do it and my agent told me I should… We were shopping [it] around and he said, 'Why don't you do it?' And I said, 'No, absolutely not.

I really don't know about the technical side of it. I know what I want. I know what looks good. I know the color and the feel and the tone.' He told me, 'Listen, this is a personal story to you, don't give it to anybody else,'» Romano sad. «He twisted my arm and I finally said yes.

And then I hated him for it.»As Romano explains, he felt the physical and mental toll of preparing to take on the monumental task of leading the production, sharing that he went to the doctor to manage the symptoms of his anxiety over his directorial debut. (He recently shared on Marc Maron's podcast that he had an almost completely blocked artery in his heart and had to undergo a procedure.)«I got to New York for nine weeks of prep, second year of COVID.

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