MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS A ONE-MAN ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY--
STANDUP COMEDIAN, MOVIE STAR, AND NOW AN AUTHOR.
PLEASE WELCOME, KEVIN HART!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I APPRECIATE IT!
THANK YOU, GUYS!
IT'S ALWAYS AMAZING.
THEY'RE NEVER NOT AMAZING.
>> NOT FOR EVERY GUEST.
REALLY?
>> Stephen: NOT FOR EVERY GUEST.
THESE GUYS LEAPT TO THEIR FEET.
THEY DONT'S DO THAT FOR EVERY GUEST, I PROMISE YOU.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) NOW, I'M SURPRISED YOU ARE
LOOKING AS HEALTHY AND RESTED AS YOU ARE BECAUSE YOU DO
EVERYTHING.
>> I WAS JUST THINKING THAT COULD HAVE WENT LEFT.
>> Stephen: NO, NO, BECAUSE YOU'RE SO BUSY.
>> I'M SURPRISED YOU LOOK HEALTHY, KEVIN!
>> Stephen: NO, BECAUSE YOU'RE SO BUSY.
WERE YOU AT THE CAVS GAME LAST NIGHT?
>> NO, I WENT TO GAME ONE.
>> Stephen: THEY LOST TWO IN A ROW NOW.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: GOTTEN SPANKED TWICE IN A ROW NOW.
>> IS THAT HOW YOU DO IT?
>> Stephen: THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT.
WHO ARE YOU PULLING FOR WHEN YOU'RE COURT SIDE?
>> WELL, HERE'S THE THING, ALL RIGHT, IT'S TOUGH BECAUSE I KNOW
ALL THE GUYS.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW ALL THE GUYS.
>> I KNOW BRYAN, I KNOW K.D., STEV, I KNOW -- THOSE ARE REAL
FRIENDSHIPS.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
O SECRETLY, THIS IS BETWEEN US --
>> Stephen: SO TURN OFF THE CAMERAS.
>> CUT 'EM OFF.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
ECRETLY, I'M PULLING FOR LeBRON RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I
WANT TO SEE BRON MAKE HISTORY.
I'M BIG ON HISTORY.
I LOVE WHAT HE H'S DOING AND ACCOMPLISHING AND I WANT TO SAY
I SAW IT FOR THIS GENERATION AND WITNESSED IT.
BUT AT THE GAMES I DON'T LET STEF AND K.D. SEE ME CHEERING
FOR BRYAN.
IF THEY LOOK, I JUST START SCRATCHING OR ACT LIKE I'M DOING
SOMETHING ELSE.
OR I WAVE, WHAT'S UP, MAN?
THIS IS A GOOD GAME.
BUT I WHISPER BUT I DON'T SCREAM IT.
I DON'T WANT BRYAN SEEING ME CHEER FOR HIM AND HIM SEE ME
CHEERING FOR BRYAN.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YEAH.
>> PEOPLE WILL SAY, YOU KNOW WHEN YOU CHEERED FROM THE OTHER
SIDE?
I KNOW, BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT TIME.
>> Stephen: LeBRON OR STEPH CURRY?
>> THEY ALL WOULD DO?
I DON'T THINK ONE OUTWEIGHS THE OTHER.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A JOB.
YOU ARE A MOVIE STAR, STANDUP STAR, HIGHEST PAID COMEDIAN OF
2016.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) AND NOW YOU'VE GOT A BOOK, IT'S
CALLED "I CAN'T MAKE THIS UP," LIFE LESSONS WITH KEVIN HART.
>> THAT'S SO GOOD.
THAT'S SO GOOD.
>> Stephen: HOW DOES, AGAIN, YOU'RE A VERY BUSY MAN FOR
SOMEONE WHO LOOKS SO HEALTHY.
HOW DO YOU -- WHAT'S THE PROCESS WHEN YOU WRITE?
YOU GO TO A CABIN?
PIPE, SMOKING JACKET, ELBOW PATCHES?
>> NO, I'M NAKED.
I'M NAKED.
>> Stephen: HOLD ON.
GOT IT.
>> GOT IT?
>> Stephen: YEAH.
UH-HUH.
OH, MY.
( LAUGHTER ) >> YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK THAT I HAVE A VERY INTERESTING STORY, AND HERE'S
THE THING WITH ME, I'M NOT SELFISH WITH INFORMATION.
I THINK IN THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS, PEOPLE BECOME SELFISH
WITH INFORMATION.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WHEN THEY MAKE IT, PEOPLE GET TO A HIGH LEVEL OF SUCCESS AND
THEY DON'T SHARE THE STORY OF THEIR ROAD TO SUCCESS.
>> Stephen: OH, BECAUSE THE OTHER GUY'S COMING UP.
>> I DON'T WANT THE OTHER GUY COMING UP AND TAKING MY SPOT.
BUT THE STORY CAN BE USEFUL TO PEOPLE WITH DREAMS AND
ASPIRATIONS.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY TIMES YOU HEARD NO OR
THE DOOR WAS SLAMMED IN YOUR FACE OR REJECTION WAS LITERALLY
AT YOUR DOORSTEP AND YOU FELT LIKE YOUR DREAM WAS NOT GOING TO
BECOME A REALITY.
>> Stephen: THE BOOK IS A MOTIVATIONAL SEMINAR.
>> IT REALLY, IS MAN.
IT'S ME BEING 100% HONEST.
I'M GIVING YOU THE GOOD, BAD, UGLY, WHETHER IT'S NEGATIVE,
NEGATIVE OR ONE LEVEL NEGATIVE.
>> Stephen: FOR SOMEBODY OUT THERE FACING A LOT OF REJECTION
OR SMINGS THINGS ARE ROUGH IN THEIR LIFE, WHAT'S A ROUGH PATCH
YOU WENT THROUGH THAT YOU PUSHED THROUGH ANYWAY?
>> A ROUGH PATCH?
THE ROUGHEST PATCH IN STANDUP COMEDY WHEN I WAS A YOUNG COMIC
COMING UP I WANTED TO AUDITION FOR THE COMIC STRIP AND A GUY
NAMED LUCIEN RAN THE COMIC STRIP.
HIS OPINION WAS THE ULTIMATE, HE SAW EDDY MURPHY AND SAID THIS
WILL BE THE NEXT GUY, SIGN FELT WILL BE THE NEXT GUY.
SO MANY STARS BECAME A STAR BECAUSE HE PUT HIS HAND ON THEM
AND SAID IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
HIS WORD WAS THE WORD TO GET.
I AUDITIONED AND HE TOLD ME TO COME BACK TO HIS OFFICE.
HE SITS ME DOWN AND SAYS, I DON'T THINK THIS IS FOR YOU.
I DON'T THINK COMEDY IS YOUR THING.
YOU SHOULD FIND A JOB AND LOOK TO DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH YOUR
LIFE BECAUSE THIS IS IT FOR YOU.
NO LAUGHTER AFTERWARDS, BLANK STARE.
I'M WAITING FOR THE PUNCH LINE.
WHEN'S IT GETTING FUNNY?
WHEN'S THE FUNNY?
I'M NOT LAUGHING.
THIS SEEMS IT'S REAL.
HE SAID, THANK YOU FOR COMING BUT UNFORTUNATELY, YOU WON'T BE
PERFORMING HERE, THAT'S IT.
I HAD TO GET UP AND WALK OUT OF THE OFFICE.
THAT WAS LITERALLY THE FIRST PUNCH IN THE STOMACH I TOOK.
MY FRIEND TOLD ME WHAT DO YOU CARE ABOUT SOMEBODY ELSE'S
OPINION?
HE SAID YOU'RE IN CHARGE WITH YOUR OWN DESTINY.
YOU'RE IN COMPETITION WITH YOURSELF.
THE DAY YOU GIVE UP ON YOUR IS THE DAY YOU GIVE UP ON YOUR
DREAM.
IF YOU'RE IN THE BUSINESSOV GIVING UP ON YOUR DREAM, I DON'T
WANT TO BE IN THE BUSINESS OF BEING YOUR FRIEND.
I THINK YOU'RE TALENTED SO WHY DON'T YOU STAY TRUE TO WHAT YOU
THINK YOU CAN DO.
IT WAS WORDS LIKE THAT THAT MADE ME GET THE THICK SKIN TO DEAL
WITH HOLLYWOOD AND REJECTION.
WHEN I HEARD NO A THOUSAND TIMES, I STARTED TO ROLL OFF MY
BACK AND WHEN I GOT THE ONE YES I NEVER LISTENED TO THEM AGAIN.
THE YOUNG GENERATION NEEDS TO KNOW I'M GOING TO STAY TRUE TO
ME DREAM AND I'M GOING TO STAY TILL I SEE THE LIGHT IN THE
TUNNEL.
I'M HAPPY NOW, BUT THERE WAS A ROLE FOR ME GETTING HERE AND
THAT ROLE AND STORY SHOULD BE TOLD, HENCE MY BOOK.
HOW GOOD OF TALKER AM I?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WE'RE GOING TO
TAKE A LITTLE BREAK RIGHT HERE.
YOU'RE A GREAT TALKER.
WE'VE GOT TO TAKE A BREAK.
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