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Kevin Smith , the Clerks director known to most as Silent Bob, recorded a Facebook Live video from the hospital on Tuesday, detailing what it was like to read his own eulogy, face fat-shaming and stand up for Chris Pratts prayers in the wake of his near-fatal heart attack .

The 47-year-old director was in surprisingly good spirits making jokes and all as he recorded the live stream.

My biggest fear in life: Death, No. 1. No. 2: People seeing my dick, he said.

Smith suffered the heart attack in between two comedy shows being filmed in Glendale, California, on Sunday.

He said the ordeal made him face the two things of which he was most afraid: Death and strangers seeing his penis. The doctors, he explained, had to reach his left anterior descending (LAD) artery through his groin area which required his groin to be shaved.

Ive gone out of my way my whole life to not let my dick be fucking seen, he added. Never wanted to go to a hospital or a doctor for that very reason. Dont want to be judged, obviously small.

Smith said he was able to hold his shirt over him as a modesty rag and the procedure ended up saving Smiths life.

They found that the LAD was 100 percent blocked, he said. The medical team put a stent in and, bam, here I am. Dude literally saved my life.

After the first show this evening, I had a massive heart attack. The Doctor who saved my life told me I had 100% blockage of my LAD artery (aka the Widow-Maker). If I hadnt canceled show 2 to go to the hospital, I wouldve died tonight. But for now, Im still above ground! pic.twitter.com/M5gSnW9E5h

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After the first show this evening, I had a massive heart attack. The Doctor who saved my life told me I had 100% blockage of my LAD artery (aka the Widow-Maker). If I hadnt canceled show 2 to go to the hospital, I wouldve died tonight. But for now, Im still above ground! pic.twitter.com/M5gSnW9E5h
KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) February 26, 2018

Smith was grateful for the outpouring of support he received after his heart attack and said it gave him a new outlook on life.

It was kind of like ... reading your eulogy, the director said. I saw what life will be like if I die what the reaction would be if I die and it was very sweet.

However, Smith wasnt amused by those who criticized Chris Pratt , one of his favorite actors, for sending him his prayers via Twitter.

Pratt put up a nice tweet where hes just like, Hey, man, I dont know you that much ... but Im praying for you, Smith said. And apparently some people were like, Fuck your prayers and attacked him.

Please dont fight over stuff like that, Smith said. Its a waste of time.

Smith also said people told him he shouldve expected a heart attack because of his weight, referencing a 2010 incident when Southwest Airlines removed him from a flight for being overweight.

I lost about 85 to 90 pounds since then. I went through lifestyle changes, and some shit dont matter, he said. Some shit you just cant beat because its genetic.

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Now that Smith has experienced what it was like to believe he was going to die and survived the ordeal he says he has a zest for life.

But even if it were his time to go, Smith said, while holding back tears, that wouldve been OK too:

I had a good long moment to think ... I thought about my parents and how they raised me, and my brother and my sister, and my friends, and my wife and my kid, and this weird wonderful career that Ive had for so long and I was like, content.

I didnt want to die, dont get me wrong, but I was like, Well, if the ferry man comes tonight, I got to pay him. What a ride its been. What an incredible fucking ride its been.

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