Hear the full interview above.
The Lexington Opera House is hosting An Evening with Kevin Smith on Friday, August 9. Ticket info here.
On his comeback from a heart attack and how talking keeps him going:
To be honest, even with all that going on, that... must be the only proof I have that I exist. I constantly need to hear the sound of my own voice. The good news is I actually enjoy the sound of my own voice, so it's not, you know, some kind of Sisyphean to go out there and talk as Kevin Smith. So come watch me be bewildered, flustered, and baffled on stage live.
On his new film, The 4:30 Movie:
It's an adorable kind of look back at 1986, the first date in 1986, back when, you know, we didn't have the Internet or even a cell phone. So teenagers would pay for one movie and then hop from theater to theater instead. That's how we spent our weekend. So it's kind of a day in the life of 1986. A flashback to a simpler time and sweet, very sweet flick and cast and then a bunch of famous people backing them up.
On filmmaking and being a voice of the 90s:
It's astounding and amazing, and honestly, it's my lifeblood. I can't... function without being told you know that some movie I made was important to somebody. My self-esteem is all predicated on the work and the audience's appreciation of the work. So when I say like, oh, I love it, it's not just me going like I enjoy it (and) it's a nice addition to my life. It's probably the thing that gets me out of bed. It's probably the thing that has kept me going for 30 years.
