( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY.
WE'RE BACK HERE WITH THE ONE, THE ONLY MR. KEVIN HART.
NOW, YOU'RE A BILLSY GUY, STAND-UP, FILMS, PODCAST, GAME
SHOW, INTERVIEW SHOWS.
NOW YOU'RE IN A CRIME THRILLER SERIES ON NETFLIX.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: CALLED "TRUE STORY."
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
>> "TRUE STORY," "TRUE STORY" IS ME TAKING A STEP-- YOU WANT A
DRINK?
I'LL DRINK.
>> Stephen: I FIGURED I WOULD DRINK WHILE YOU'RE TALKING.
>> "TRUE STORY" IS ME TAKING A BIGGER STEP IN THE WORLD OF
DRAMA AND THRILLER.
IN MY CAREER EVERYTHING IS THOUGHT OUT.
EVERYTHING IS CALCULATED.
I BABY STEPPED MY AUDIENCE, MY FAN BASE GETTING HERE.
"UPSIDE" WAS MY FIRST STEP.
"FATHERHOOD" WAS A BIGGER STEP.
"TRUE STORY" IS CRAZE CRAZIER AND WILDER.
AND THE REASON I WANTED TO DO THIS I'M AT A POINT WHERE I WANT
TO SHAKE THINGS UP.
I WANT TO DO THINGS THAT I HAVEN'T DONE, AND I WANT TO TAKE
MY AUDIENCE ON A WHIRLWIND AND BRING THEM BACK TO WHAT THEY
KNOW ME FOR, AND THEN TAKE THEM ON ANOTHER ONE.
I'M IN CONTROL OF MY CAREER.
I PRODUCE, WRITE, AND CREATE MY OWN PROJECTS.
>> Stephen: THERE'S NO COMEDY IN THIS.
>> THERE'S NO COMEDY AT ALL.
IT'S DARK.
IT'S VERY DARK.
>> Stephen: WHY IS IT DARK?
>> AS A MATTER OF FACT, I SHOULD STOP TALKING PERSONAL AND I
SHOULD GO DARK.
THIS PROJECT IS ONE...
( LAUGHTER )
ON BECAUSE I JUST FELT THERE WAS A SIDE OF ME THAT NEEDED TO BE
SHOWN.
I THINK WE ALL BATTLE WITH THINGS, AND I THINK THE THINGS
WE BATTLE WITH, SOMETIMES WE HAVE A TOUGH TIME OF LETTING
THOSE THINGS OUT.
THIS WAS MY WAY OF LETTING THOSE THINGS OUT AND PUTTING THEM ON
DISPLAY.
>> Stephen: SO YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SHOW IS ABOUT.
>> NO, I DON'T.
I DON'T.
BUT IT HAS -- >> Stephen: ARE THERE
MURDERERS?
>> YEAH, THERE ARE A LOT OF MURDERS.
I ACTUALLY DEVELOPED THE SHOW BY CALLING ERIC NEWMAN, WHO IS THE
CREATOR, WRITER BEHIND "NARCOS," AND I CALLED HIM, AND I SAID,
"HEY, I WANT TO KILL SOMEBODY."
( LAUGHTER )
SOMEBODY.
AND HE WAS LIKE, "YOU WANT ME TO HELP?"
I SAID, NO.
THAT'S YOUR PERSONAL BUSINESS.
I WANT TO DO A TV SHOW BASED AROUND THAT.
AND WE DEVELOPED IT, MAN.
AND IT CAME OUT GREAT.
AND WE SECURED AMAZING TALENT.
WESLEY SNIPES IS MY COSTAR.
HE PLAYS MY BROTHER.
HE BRINGS CREDIBILITY TO THE PROJECT.
BILLY ZANE IS ANOTHER.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP OF YOU AND I THINK WESLEY SNIPES IS
IN IT, TOO.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
>> OF COURSE I KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.
>> Stephen: DOES IT NEED SETTING UP?
>> I CAN SET IT UP.
( LAUGHTER )
HART, WESLEY SNIPES, PLAYING BASKETBALL.
>> Stephen: JIM.
>> YEAH, HERE IT COMES.
>> STILL OUT HERE ON THE STREETS, HUH?
>> WHAT YOU DOING OUT HERE?
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT AM I DOING OUT HERE?
I'M FROM HERE.
THIS IS MY STOMPING GROUND.
YOU ALL KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU.
THIS IS MY CITY.
>> THIS IS YOUR CITY.
.>> YES, ABSOLUTELY THIS IS MY CITY.
>> THIS IS CRAZY.
>> HEY, WHERE WAS YOU AT LAST NIGHT ME AND KIM STOMED IN THE
OLD NEIGHBORHOOD.
PUT MY STORY TOGETHER.
FOLLOW ME.
COME ON.
>> HEY, YOU ALL PAKING PICS?
TAKE A PICTURE WITH US.
>> MAKE SURE YOU POST IT, THOUGH.
>> I GOT IT.
>> AS A MATTER OF FACT, TAG ME AND I'LL REPOST IT.
TALKING TO YOU?
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
WE'RE MOVING?
>> WOW, WOW.
( APPLAUSE )
WOW.
>> Stephen: BEFORE WE GO I HAVE TO ASK YOU A QUICK
QUESTION.
I HAVE HEARD YOU SAY THAT YOUR GOAL-- YOU WANT TO BE A
BILLIONAIRE.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: SO IF THAT IS THE CASE, IF YOU BECOME A
BILLIONAIRE, WHAT WILL BE YOUR BILLIONAIRE QUIRK?
SOME PEOPLE-- SOME ARE GOING TO SPACE.
ARE YOU GOING TO SPACE?
ARE YOU GOING TO DRILL TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
WHEN PEOPLE BECOME BILLIONAIRES THEY BECOME REALLY ( BLEEP )
WEIRD.
>> THOSE ARE WHITE BILLIONAIRES.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
♪ ♪ ♪ YEAH, I MEAN --
>> Stephen: YOU'RE GOING TO BE MORE LIKE OPRAH.
YOU JUST BECOME SUPER NICE?
>> I WILL-- I WILL-- BRIEFLY I WILL PUT IT IN CONTEXT, OKAY.
THE REASON BEHIND THE NARRATIVE OF ME WANTING TO BECOME A
BILLIONAIRE, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE FINANCIAL SIDE.
IT'S ABOUT THE STORY AND MEANING OF HOW.
WHERE I COME FROM, I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE WHERE I AM.
I'M SUPPOSED TO BE A STATISTIC.
THERE ARE YOUNG KIDS THAT LOOK LIKE ME WHO GREW UP IN AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE THIS IS ALL IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
IF I CAN GO BACK AND SHAKE THOSE KIDS' HANDS THAT THE DREAM CAN
BECOME A REALITY, THE INITIATE AND I HAVE NARRATIVE BEHIND IT,
WHAT OPPORTUNITIES WILL GET CREATED OFF OF MY DREAM BECOMING
A REALITY?
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
IT'S ANOTHER FORM OF MOTIVATION AND INSPIRATION.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE TAG.
IT'S ABOUT THE TITLE THAT'S ATTACHED TO IT.
WHERE I COME FROM, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
SO IF IT HAPPENS, HOLY ( BLEEP ).
DREAMS ARE REAL.
GUYS, YOU CAN DO IT, TOO.
WE CAN MAKE IT.
AND DO NOT LET ANYBODY TELL YOU DIFFERENTLY.
I'M LIVING PROOF THAT IT CAN HAPPEN.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A BETTER ROCKET.
KEVIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> I LOVE YOU, MAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Stephen: "TRUE STORY" PREMIERES WEDNESDAY ON NETFLIX.
KEVIN HART, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE WITH ROBERT PLANT
AND ALISON KRAUSS.
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