▁that ▁friendship , ▁and ▁I ▁feel ▁like ▁I ' m ▁kind ▁of ▁that ▁way ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁I ▁try ▁to ▁be ." ▁Jacob s ▁also ▁mentioned : ▁" I ▁always ▁say ▁this ▁because ▁it ' s ▁so ▁true , ▁Mike ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁friend ▁anyone ▁could ▁ask ▁for , ▁just ▁because ▁he ' s ▁been ▁so ▁isolated ▁and ▁he ▁really ▁appreci ates ▁friend ships ." ▁while ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁excited ▁to ▁port ray ▁Han lon ▁as : ▁" I ▁loved ▁the ▁depth ▁of ▁Mike , ▁because ▁he ' s ▁just ▁kind ▁of ▁a ▁sweet , ▁back bone ▁type ▁of ▁gu y ▁He ' s ▁the ▁gu y ▁you ▁bring ▁back ▁to ▁m oms . ▁I ▁appreciated ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁play ▁that ▁character ." ▁Jacob s ▁felt ▁that ▁port ray ing ▁Han lon ▁wasn ' t ▁difficult ▁as ▁he ▁just ▁had ▁to ▁channel ▁the ▁best ▁aspects ▁of ▁himself , ▁while ▁suggesting ▁they ▁have ▁many ▁similar ities ▁and ▁some ▁differences . ▁He ▁brought ▁up ▁the ▁element ▁of ▁Han lon ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁only ▁African - Amer icans ▁in ▁Der ry , ▁while ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁Los ers ▁all ▁have ▁similar ▁isol ation ism : ▁" He ▁grew ▁up ▁the ▁out s ider ▁because ▁of ▁ra cial ▁t ension , ▁which ▁separated ▁him ▁that ▁makes ▁him ▁really ▁appreciate ▁when ▁someone ▁says , ▁‘ H ey , ▁I ▁like ▁you ▁for ▁who ▁you ▁are .’ " ▁Jacob s ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁bond ▁Mike ▁shares ▁with ▁his ▁Los ers ' ▁Club ▁friends ▁while