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In his 2014 book, Saget wrote, “The goal of living a full life is so, at its end, you’ll have learned some things along the journey. I’m nowhere near the end yet, but I’ve already had some incredible experiences. I’ve met and worked with some amazing people, I’ve lived, I’ve loved, I’ve cried…and through it all, I did it my way.”
He may have cribbed that line from Frank Sinatra, but Saget was an original: a show business veteran who managed to look just as at home doling out life lessons on Full House as he did holding court in front of an audience who wanted to laugh their asses off.
And as showing kindness became increasingly important to him, especially over the last few years, he worked even harder at both warming hearts and crafting those “whoa” moments.
“The root of who I am, the older I get, is love,” Saget told Kweli last year. “And yeah, I’m not always like that. I’m disgruntled at home, or I’ll watch the news and I’ll yell, I’ll get really upset about stuff. But if you’re coming from a place of love, and you’re a good person…
“That’s the key, and that’s why I’m more inspired to do stand-up now than ever.”
