The losses helped him grow, Saget said: “At 65, I’m different than I was.
We’re all rethinking what we said 20 years ago, 10 years ago, four years ago.
“My kids tell me, ‘Dad, you’re different.

Bob Saget in 2015.Andrew Toth/FilmMagic
“He didn’t teach it to me.
I just saw [how] he reacted…
He buried all his siblings.
I helped him write the speech at 3:30 in the morning in Philly.”
“Fifty is a big one.
I found out how much love that I had given to receive so much love from people…
It’s likeIt’s a Wonderful Lifewhen George Bailey wants to kill himself.”
He continued, “The movie starts, he’s on a bridge.
He’s going to kill himself.
“I have an extreme amount.
I was raised with it.
It’s what helped me to survive and stay sane.
It’s helped me not let myself die.”
Listen to the first installment of Saget’s interview above.