I’m a businessman as well as an entertainer. The reason why is because I want to own whatever I’m doing. I don’t want to work for other people forever.
KEVIN HARTI’m a businessman as well as an entertainer. The reason why is because I want to own whatever I’m doing. I don’t want to work for other people forever.
KEVIN HARTBefore I look stupid and not know what a word means or how to pronounce it, I’ll stop the whole production: ‘Hey, real quick, guys. Define this word for me. Somebody.’
KEVIN HARTMy show ‘The Big House’ was picked up; they flew me to New York. I’m about to step on stage to announce Kevin Hart’s ‘The Big House.’ And a hand grabs my shoulder, ‘Kevin no, they just decided to cancel it.’ It’s a serious smack-in-the-face business, and either you can take it, or you can’t.
KEVIN HARTYou have black people, white people, Chinese people, Hispanic people; we’re all brought up differently.’
KEVIN HARTBeing humble matters.
KEVIN HARTAt the end of the day, your fans are the people who support you in and out. And their opinions matter.
KEVIN HARTLaughter heals all wounds, and that’s one thing that everybody shares.
KEVIN HARTAs a producer, as a CEO of Hartbeat Productions, I am making deals to put my company in place to win, to put my staff to work so that while all this stuff is going on, they’re in the kitchen cooking. So it’s understanding the longevity of the entertainment business; you get out of it what you put into it.
KEVIN HARTYou see some of the weirdest people in Detroit casinos.
KEVIN HARTThe same thing I did in 2013 is what I’m trying to do in 2014, which is continue to improve, continue to shock people.
KEVIN HARTSo many doors can be opened up from stand-up comedy, and the first one that was opened up for me was acting. But you can go from acting to being a TV personality to being a radio personality to being a writer to being a producer, to just being a visionary, to voiceover work.
KEVIN HARTI love women with attitude.
KEVIN HARTI understand that being able to appeal to the public and having an amazing sense of humour is not something that comes easy. It’s definitely a gift and for which I’m thankful.
KEVIN HARTOn ‘Think Like a Man,’ they got the best out of me because they allowed me to bring my own cadences and opinions to the character that I was playing. I think we got the best of that particular character.
KEVIN HARTPeople see me on the street, and they point to me, and they’re like, ‘Hey! All right, all right, all right!’
KEVIN HARTMy business acumen is definitely growing.
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