United Kingdom, July 23 -- Jason Sudeikis was "saved" by Ted Lasso.

The 50-year-old actor portrays the titular soccer coach in Apple TV+'s comedy series and he admitted it has been good for him to spend so much time playing someone with such a positive outlook on life.

Discussing how he'd respond to fans who told him how much the series meant to them by saying it had "saved [him] too", he told The Hollywood Reporter: "It is infectious to play a character who sees the best in people and isn't mad at the world for all its foibles and bullies and shadows.

"It's not like I'm Daniel Day-Lewis, but it was good to live in that - to have that coursing through your brain and your body all day. It still is."

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