Kevin Hart was injured in the early-September car crash, fracturing his spine in three places. He was hospitalized before entering a live-in rehab facility for physical therapy.
“I could not f–king move, I could not wipe my ass,”; Kevin Hart said of his recovery. “I literally I couldn’t do none of that.”
Kevin Hart said getting into a near-fatal car crash made him recognize the importance of the present.
“For me, I’m a different version of myself,” the actor said this week on his SiriusXM radio show, “Laugh Out Loud” (via E! News). “This ain’t got nothing to do about going to church… It’s not spiritual, spiritual is the wrong word. You’re more present.
The 40-year-old added, “It’s all a joke until you get smacked with that real-life reality.”
On Sunday, Kevin Hart made his first official appearance since the crash at E!’s People’s Choice Awards, where he received a standing ovation from the crowd.
“First and foremost, thank God because I definitely don’t have to be here,” Hart said while accepting the award for best comedy act. “Being that I am, it makes me appreciate life even more. It makes me appreciate the things that really matter. Family. I want to thank my wife [Eniko Parrish], my kids, who really stepped up to the plate for me.”