Kevin Hart Quotes
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Stand-up can take you in so many different places, man. So many doors can be opened up from stand-up comedy, and the first one that was opened up for me was acting.
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The beauty of me being on stage is I have a voice.
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Almost anything can be funny if said the right way - but it has to be said the right way.
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As 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.
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I've turned down shows offering large amounts of money.
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Whatever is on the page is what I'm married to. I'm very prepared. I'm a thespian. I don't like to improv. I don't like to go off course 'cause I think that's where stuff happens. When you stick to the material 'cause it's written so well, that's where the magic happens.
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My goals are so high that I don't have time to relax in any way, shape or form.
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The second time around, I'll understand that, as a husband, my wife doesn't care about my opinions. I just need to tell her the things that will continue to help me stack the brownie points.
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In acting, you have to pull from real-life situations, from people, to help develop a character.
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Hollywood has a way of making everything seem like an overnight success.
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The most important thing for a director is being able to communicate.
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Take me seriously. Take me and my role seriously. Take my talent seriously.
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Working with a guy like Ice Cube on 'Ride Along,' you learn so much. He's a guy who produces, writes, and directs, so you watch and learn and ask questions. As you go, you learn and figure out what you should and shouldn't do. I do nothing but soak up information.
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Some people are jerks, and some people aren't.
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I learned from the guys before me - Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Richard Pryor, just to name a few. These are guys that let it all hang out. What they lived is what they took to the stage.
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I'm a Buffalo wing magnet, a sandwich fanatic, a cheesesteak guy. But I'll only get a cheesesteak in Philadelphia. No one else does it right.
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Comedy's about opening up and being unique, but to a point where the audience can relate to what you're saying.
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Chris Rock does the political thing really well, but that never worked for me.
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Comedy Central was a great network, but 'Chappelle's Show' took it to a completely different level. Other shows got bigger because so many viewers were watching the 'Chappelle' reruns. For BET, the 'Real Husbands of Hollywood' has that same potential.
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When you have box-office results, Hollywood treats you different. Hollywood stands up. Once you get to the point where Hollywood sees that you create results, then the demand for you becomes higher.
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I don't write material. Funny things happen to me in the course of a day, and I just make notes.
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I don't care how busy I am - I will always make time for what's most important to me.
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My goal is to make everyone and anyone a Kevin Hart fan.
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Before 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.'