Kevin Smith's new TV show was inspired by his near-fatal heart attack.<br /><br /><br /><br />The 'Clerks' director was rushed to hospital and underwent emergency surgery in February after falling ill while filming a comedy special in California and he admitted his brush with death made him press forward with his idea for 'Hollyweed', when he previously would have just shelved the project.<br /><br /><br /><br />He admitted: "'Hollyweed' was a plate that I started spinning two-and-a-half years ago, and I honestly thought, 'Oh that's it, I'll never touch it again.'<br /><br />"Now we're getting to kinda go back to it, and it's exciting. It happened at a time, right after I had the heart attack. So that kinda fuelled it for me.<br /><br />Since his heart attack, the 47-year-old star has lost a staggering 43lbs but he admitted he had always accepted he would just be a "fat" adult until his health scare.<br /><br />
