“I’d light a candle, I’d look at the flowers,” he said on the podcast. “And because it was Sarah Jessica and I, it always felt more than just me. It was quietly us. So when I started thinking like, ‘Where is Stanford, what do we do?’ I somehow tapped into that feeling that Sarah Jessica and I had, because I know Carrie and Stanford had a very deep bond and I’m happy to say Sarah Jessica and I have a very deep, personal bond. So I thought, what if he just stayed there, in that beautiful, blissful temple and became a Shinto monk?”
King continued, “I wanted to somehow tribute Willie and put Stanford some place where it was golden and filled with light because I hope Willie is some place that’s golden and filled with light.”
Look back at Willie Garson’s most iconic Sex and the City moments below: