Actor Owen Wilson is in surprisingly good spirits after attempting to commit suicide on August 26, according to his friend, director Wes Anderson.

“Obviously he has been through a lot this week,” said Anderson, who directed the actor in his latest film The Darjeeling Limited.

“I can tell you he has been doing very well, he has been making us laugh.”

Wilson and Anderson, both 38, cowrote The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore and Bottle Rocket. Anderson also directed the actor in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

“When he is ready he’s going to speak for himself much better than any of us could,” said the director, who was addressing a news conference to promote The Darjeeling Limited, which is being shown at the Venice Film Festival.

Wilson was rushed to the hospital last week after police responded to a call about a suicide attempt at his Santa Monica home.

In “Darjeeling,” Wilson plays one of three estranged brothers (with Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman) who travel by train across India in an attempt to find their long-lost mother.

Wilson’s character is depressed by his father’s death, and he wears bandages on his face and wrist throughout the movie, suggesting a recent suicide attempt.

According to the Associated Press, when asked what it was like to work with Wilson, Brody said that the actor was a fun-loving addition to the set.

“Owen has a tremendous sense of humor and he’s very mischievous,” Brody said.

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