Jamie Foxx sat down with Sal Masekela on the E! Daily 10 show tonight to talk about his fears while filming his new movie, The Soloist (which is based on a true story about a homeless man with schizophrenia who also happens to be a gifted musician). 

What was interesting about this is I've always had a
childhood fear that I would lose my mind. So when I went in to meet
with that psychiatrist I said 'Let me ask you something. By me doing
this character, what's the chances of me catching schizophrenia?' As if
it was a cold

Foxx continues: 'Playing Ray, I was really Ray. Like, my
friend called me says 'How's it going?' I said, 'I'm him.' He said
'What do you mean? (in Ray voice) 'I said, eh, listen, I'm him.' With
this, it's like how do you pull yourself out?' "

For Jamie's sake, it's a good thing there's a difference between make-believe and reality, isn't it?

Jamie credits his co-star, Robert Downey Jr, with helping him during the shoot.

He helped me a lot as far as keeping me, when I was
telling him, 'Man I was tripping in my head.' He was like 'dude. I've
tripped in my head so many times. You're not going through anything
trust me.' "

Nothing like having a co-worker willing to share his personal experiences!  Are you looking forward to The Soloist? I'm sure Jamie will spill more details on the E! Daily 10 show tonight at 7:30 pm ET/PT.

Photos by Wenn.com