The problem with interviews is, you don’t know how they looked before the editor got hold of them. I’ve heard firsthand from columnists who’ve submitted interviews with actors or other public figures who couldn’t recognize either their own words or their guests’ once the editor got finished interpreting it into something they felt was more attention getting.
Interviewee: I’m having a great time. I think they’ve even managed to make me feel more at home than I did at X.
Editor interpretation: I never felt as much at home at X as I do here.
Beyond that, nothing said was insulting or disrespectful to his former castmates and co-workers in any way.