Even the “Legendary Ichijou Ryouma” gets down sometimes, you know. And anyone would be down after having their greatest dream totally crushed... It hurts. There were so many times I nearly quit show biz, after getting rejected over and over again.
He meant it as the nicest 
possible compliment
Er hat es als nettestes Kompliment gemeint
Lo dijo como el mejor 
cumplido que podía dar.
Lo dijo como el mejor 
cumplido que podía dar.
C’était censé être un compliment
Ele falou como se fosse o maior elogio possível