Nathan Lane is recalling the sweet moment when Robin Williams saved him from having to talk about his sexuality when he wasn’t ready to do so.

In an upcoming interview on “Sunday Today With Willie Geist”, the 67-year-old actor fondly remembered the time he and Williams were set to appear on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” to promote “The Birdcage”, but before doing so, he turned to Williams and told him why he was feeling nervous.

“I said to Robin beforehand … ‘I’m not prepared to discuss, you know, that I’m gay on national television. I’m not ready,'” Lane says, before revealing Williams told him not to worry.

Lane admits not talking about his sexuality was a bit of a challenge, considering his character in the 1996 comedy, Albert Goldman, is an openly gay man who stars in a South Beach drag club owned by his partner, Armand Goldman,...