“I thought, well, this is my time.”

SeinfeldstarMichael Richardsis recalling the medical diagnosis that he feared couldve been his last.

“I thought, well, this is my time.

Michael Richards attends NDRC Food For Thought Benefit celebrating safe and sustainable eating on May 29, 2014 in Santa Monica, California.

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I’m ready to go,” Richards said.

Is there any way I can get a little more life going?"

He continued, I had to go for the full surgery.

If I hadn’t, I probably would have been dead in about eight months."

“Im turning 75, so maybe wanting to do that is something that comes with being my age.

He concluded, I wanted to connect with feelings and memory.

Im surprised at how much I was able to remember.

“I’m not looking for a comeback.”

The most I could do for everybody was go home and get my s— together.

Entrances and Exitswill be released on June 4.