Jeff Garlin

“When I have a resentment, I work through it on my own until it doesn't help me any. I'm sober. I'm grateful. I was never grateful for my time on ‘The Goldbergs.’ That was another problem. ‘I’m not grateful for this great opportunity?' No, I wasn't. And now I'm grateful for everything, and so it has changed me.”

Jeff Garlin · said 2026-09-21 · reported 2026-09-25

Garlin discussed working through resentments, getting sober, and becoming grateful after his diagnosis.

“So you know, I have regrets,”

Jeff Garlin · said 2026-09-21 · reported 2026-09-25

Garlin reflected on having regrets about his past behavior.

“It wasn't a long time coming for me,”

Jeff Garlin · said 2026-09-21 · reported 2026-09-25

Garlin appeared on the Daily Beast's 'Obsessed' podcast and addressed McLendon-Covey's past remark about his exit.

“No, I'm the same person,”

Jeff Garlin · said 2026-09-21 · reported 2026-09-25

Garlin clarified that he is the same person, but more enlightened.

“She was always trying to tell me, 'Hey, you're really great on the show.' I didn't believe her, and I just got to the point where I had to quit. She was very resentful, and it was a bit dramatic.”

Jeff Garlin · said 2026-09-21 · reported 2026-09-25

Garlin described McLendon-Covey encouraging him on set and his decision to quit the show.

“It's changed quite a bit because A, I went into AA (Acloholics Anonymous),”

Jeff Garlin · said 2026-09-21 · reported 2026-09-25

Garlin reflected on how his life changed after his bipolar diagnosis, including joining Alcoholics Anonymous.

“Like I said, I don't have resentments,”

Jeff Garlin · said 2026-09-21 · reported 2026-09-25

Garlin reiterated that he does not hold resentments.

“I'm still the same person at heart because I always — I would leave the set thinking, ‘Why did I apologize to a lot of people today?’ Having no idea. Because in my heart now, and logically, I know I'm good-hearted, but I wasn't able to — I was misguided. I don't know. But the point is, I'm really grateful for what I have now and the way I am now.”

Jeff Garlin · said 2026-09-21 · reported 2026-09-25

Garlin reflected on leaving the set wondering why he had apologized to so many people and expressed gratitude for his current state.

“I was miserable with my performance,”

Jeff Garlin · said 2026-09-21 · reported 2026-09-25

Garlin discussed being miserable with his performance on 'The Goldbergs.'

“I actually empathize with her because, at the time, I was undiagnosed bipolar, and I was miserable on the show.”

Jeff Garlin · said 2026-09-21 · reported 2026-09-25

Garlin said he empathized with McLendon-Covey because he was undiagnosed bipolar at the time and miserable on the show.

“When I left, she was very resentful and angry at me. If she wants to continue the resentment, that's her. I don't have resentment toward her, even for saying things about me. I actually love her, and I appreciate that she's one of the greatest actors I've ever worked with, and that will not be lost on me.”

Jeff Garlin · said 2026-09-21 · reported 2026-09-25

Garlin addressed McLendon-Covey's resentment after his departure and expressed appreciation for her as an actor.

“B, I had a nervous breakdown right after that, as the ‘The Goldbergs’ thing was ending. I had a nervous breakdown, was suicidal. Went away. Learned this kind of therapy. Got the right drugs in me. The right cocktail, as they say, for bipolar. And I got a form of therapy that was new to me, called Dialectical Behavior Therapy. DBT.”

Jeff Garlin · said 2026-09-21 · reported 2026-09-25

Garlin described having a nervous breakdown, becoming suicidal, and receiving therapy after leaving 'The Goldbergs.'

“Not a lot of them that I could have controlled, but I still have regrets on a lot of my behavior, in terms of being a jerk. But I'm really a different person.”

Jeff Garlin · said 2026-09-21 · reported 2026-09-25

Garlin said he still has regrets about his behavior but considers himself a different person.

“I can only speak to what I'm responsible for,”

Jeff Garlin · said 2026-09-21 · reported 2026-09-25

Garlin said he could only speak to what he was responsible for regarding his on-set behavior.

“Being bipolar, I was either one of three things: dark, dark, dark — where I didn't talk or look at anyone — happy to the point of mania, never turning off my thing, or mean, really, really mean. I didn't know which one I was going to be. I didn't get diagnosed until I was 59. This was toward the end of my time on ‘The Goldbergs,’ so I could be a lot.”

Jeff Garlin · said 2026-09-21 · reported 2026-09-25

Garlin described the effects of being bipolar on his behavior on the set of 'The Goldbergs.'