WE'RE HERE WITH KEVIN HART.

ONE NICE THING, YOUR NEW BOOK, "I CAN'T MAKE THIS UP" LIFE

LESSONS, KEVIN HART, YOU SAID THIS IS A LOVE LETTER TO YOUR

MOM WHO RAISED YOU.

>> YES.

>> Stephen: HOW DID SHE INFLUENCE YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE

TWO KIDS NOW.

>> AND ONE ON THE WAY.

>> Stephen: A THIRD ON THE WAY?

>> YES.

>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS!

HEY, HONEY!

>> Stephen: WHAT ARE YOU LIKE AS A DAD?

>> I'M AN AMAZING DAD.

I THINK I'M THE BEST DAD WALKING THIS EARTH.

BUT THE REASON FOR IT IS BECAUSE --

>> Stephen: HOW DO YOUR KIDS FEEL ABOUT YOU?

>> MY KIDS THINK I'M A DOPE.

THAT'S WHAT MAKE ME HAPPY.

MY KIDS ACTUALLY THINK I'M THE COOLEST DAD ON THE PLANET.

IT'S DIFFERENT WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE COOL AND YOUR KIDS ARE,

LIKE, SHUT UP, DAD, AND YOU'RE NOT COOL.

BUT MY KIDS THINK I'M COOL.

MY DAD HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THAT.

THE MISTAKES MY DAD MADE, THE DECISION TO DO DRUGS AND MANY IF

AND OUT OF JAIL AND OUR LIVES, I SAW FIRST HAND WHATNOT BEING

PRESENT DID AND I KNOW WHAT BEING PRESENT MEANS AND WHAT

EFFECT IT CAN DO CAN AND THE EFFECT IT WILL HAVE ON YOUR

CHILD COMING UP.

I CHOOSE TO GO POSITIVE INSTEAD OF NEGATIVE AND BECAUSE OF THAT

MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY DAD IS AMAZING NOW AND MY DAD

UNDERSTANDS HOW I FEEL AND HOW I LOOK AT THINGS AND MY DAD IS

FOCUSING ON BEING THE BEST GRANDPARENT THAT HE POSSIBLY

CAN.

>> Stephen: YOU WAND AND THE YOUR DAD HAVE GOTTEN BACK

TOGETHER AND HEALED YOUR RELATIONSHIP?

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN.

>> BUT YOU HAVE A CHOICE.

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TIME IT TAKES TO HOLD AN ATTITUDE AND GRUDGE?

THAT'S TIME AND ENERGY.

THE TIME IT TAKES YOU TO GO I DON'T LIKE THAT PERSON AND KEEP

THAT IN YOU IS A LOT OF TIME THAT CAN BE DEVOTED TO BE

POSITIVE.

>> Stephen: NELSON MANDELA SAID HOLDING A GRUDGE IS LIKE

DRINKING POISON AND THINKING IT WILL KILL THE OTHER PERSON.

>> FIRST OFF, THAT'S AMAZING AND I'MED OFF THAT I DIDN'T KNOW

THAT.

THAT WAS A REAL BAD MOMENT FOR ME AS A BLACK MAN.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YOU CAN'T KNOW

EVERYTHING EVERY BLACK MAN SAID.

>> NO, BUT YOU SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT NELSON MANDELA SAID -- AND

I WAS, LIKE, OH, (BLEEP), I DIDN'T KNOW.

THAT WAS TOUGH.

THAT WAS TOUGH RIGHT THERE IS THAT I'M SO SORRY.

YOU SAID YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF LIFE LESSONS FROMOUT PEOPLE IN

HOLLYWOOD.

>> YES.

>> Stephen: YOU WANT TO BE THE GUY WHO PASSES IT DOWN.

>> YES.

>> Stephen: YOU LEARN A LOT OF THINGS FROM PEOPLE YOU DID

PROJECTS WITH.

ANY PARTICULAR PEOPLE WHO GAVE YOU LESSONS ON THE SET OR --

LIKE YOU DID -- WHAT DID YOU DO -- YOU DID SOUL PLAYING WITH

SNOOP.

DID YOU LEARN ANYTHING FROM SNOOP?

>> YEAH, I LEARNED YOU SHOULDN'T SMOKE OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT.

YEAH.

THAT'S A TRUE STORY.

YEAH.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THAT'S HARD NOT TO

WITH SNOOP.

>> WELL, THERE IS A POINT WITH SNOOP YOU JUST HAD TO GO, WHERE

ARE WE TRYING TO GET TO?

LIKE, WHAT'S THE END GAME?

WHEN DOES IT STOP?

LITERALLY, IT JUST DOESN'T STOP.

AND I WAS, LIKE, AT THIS POINT, MAYBE YOU SHOULD FIND SOMETHING

ELSE, BECAUSE THIS -- I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE HIGH YOU'RE

LOOKING FOR, MAN!

PEOPLE ARE DEAD.

LIKE, EVERYBODY ELSE IS DEAD.

>> Stephen: EVERYBODY'S OUT AND HE'S STILL DRIVING ON.

>> AT THIS POINT, YOU'RE TALKING TO YOURSELF.

LIKE, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE TALKING.

SO I THINK FOR SNOOP, MAN, IT WAS A LOT OF THINGS.

IF I SAW SNOOP OVER THERE, HE'S, LIKE, COME SMOKE WITH YOUR

UNCLE, I'M GOING TO SAY I HAVE ASTHMA.

I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING.

I'M NOT GOING OVER THERE.

I DID IT ONCE AND IT DIDN'T END WELL.

I THINK I HONESTLY -- LIKE, I'M NOT A DRUG GUY.

I KNOW WHAT MY DAD DID AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF IT, BUT SNOOP,

THIS WAS A LEGENDARY MOMENT, YOU GOT TO SMOKE WITH SNOOP IF YOU

GET A CHANCE.

I HAVE TO SAY, DON'T DO DRUGS, BUT IF YOU DO DO IT, DO IT WITH

SNOOP.

( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )

>> Stephen: QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY.

>> QUALITY.

I SMOKE WITH SNOOP.

I THINK I WAS HIGH FOR THREE WEEKS.

>> Stephen: TOTALLY DON'T EVER GET ON WILLIE NELSON'S BUS.

>> NEVER!

>> Stephen: THIS BOOK ENDS WITH YOU SAYING GO FORTH AND

PROSPER.

>> YES.

>> Stephen: WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE END OF A CHURCH SERVICE, GO

FORTH AND PROSPER.

WILL THIS BOOK MAKE PEOPLE RICH?

IF THEY READ THIS BOOK, WILL THEY HAVE A PROSPEROUS LIFE?

>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.

WHAT YOU WILL HAVE IS A DIFFERENT ATTITUDE IN YOUR

APPROACH TO BECOMING PROSPEROUS.

THAT'S WHAT THIS BOOK WILL DO.

THIS BOOK WILL SIMPLY MAKE YOU STAY TRUE TO YOUR DREAM.

IT WILL MAKE YOU BE DETERMINED TO FIND THE SUCCESSFUL VERSION

OF YOURSELF.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WANT PEOPLE TO BE BETTER.

THAT'S WHY I'M SHARING THIS INFORMATION.

I DON'T WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL BY MYSELF.

THERE IS ENOUGH SUCCESS IN THE WORLD FOR EVERYBODY.

EVERYBODY SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A PIECE.

I THINK IF EVERYBODY ADAPTS THAT MINDSET, THAT OUR WORLD WILL

ULTIMATELY BECOME A BETTER PLACE.

ATES CRAB IN A BARREL MENTALITY NOW AND IT TAKES PEOPLE TO SPEAK

UP ABOUT BEING POSITIVE AND BRINGING PEOPLE CLOSE TOGETHER

AND THAT'S WHAT I DO, MAN.

>> Stephen: WHAT IS A CRAB IN A BARREL MENTALITY?

>> A CRAB IN A BARREL.

YOU PUT A BUNCH OF CRABS IN A BEFORE REEL, EVERY CRAB THAT

TRIES TO CLIMB OUT OF THE BARREL, THERE'S ANOTHER CRAB

THAT'S GOING TO GRAB THE CRAB AND PULL HIM BACK IN.

EVENTUALLY NO CRABS GET OUT OF THE BARREL BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL

PULLING EACH OTHER DOWN TRYING TO GET TO THE TOP.

NO CRAB IS HELPING.

HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT?

>> Stephen: BECAUSE I HAVEN'T READ YOUR DAMN BOOK YET.

( LAUGHTER ) KEVIN, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

"I CAN'T MAKE THIS UP" GOES ON SALE TOMORROW!

GO FORTH AND PROSPER! KEVIN HART, EVERYBODY!

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