‘I’ve got an amazing story and I learned a lot of s from my mistakes.
That’s a book.
Why can’t I be an author?’
Atria/Simon & Schuster
His reasoning: Why not?
This is what I dont understand about people with success.
I just dont believe in gaining a high level of success to not have more success.
Why not go for it?
Also, the goal at hand of becoming a mogul.
Its not just a conversation.
Its not just a sentence.
It doesnt happen if I dont make it happen.
But a moguls a person who does everything, has his hand in everything.
All my stand-up specials are written by me.
Its all Kevin driven.
Ive got an amazing story and I learned a lot of s from my mistakes.
Why cant I be an author?
And instead of doing an ordinary memoir, you took the approach of writing in terms of life lessons.
Everybody can see, Oh wow, Kevin Hart is successful.
Nobody wants to hear, And thats when the movie made $100 million at the box office.
You dont just want to read about another persons wins.
What happened before that?
How did you really get there?
I dont want the hero story.
I dont want to hear that s. I dont want to hear about your money.
That serves me nothing.
I want to know about the story.
I want information because then I can apply that to myself, to my life.
Thats what Im doing for others.
But I overcame that.
You kind of have a built-in advantage.I was going to say, thats the upside of it.
Thats why my process was probably a lot longer than others.
Its work, but I embrace work.
I dont frown upon it.
So with this particular project, its something I had to be really hands on with.
Thats the comedian in you, adding something you instantly remember or elaborating on a story.
I want there to be a high level of authenticity and realness to it.
Hopefully by the end of it they have a different level of respect for me and my story.
I say that to say, Im thinking about the audience and listener at all times.
If Kevin Harts going to read a book, you want Kevin Hart toreada book.
What is the point of me doing it?
I can have anybody narrate my book.
But if Im going to narrate my book, Im going tonarratemy book.
Until this day, Im not sure if Ive ever fully mourned my mom.
But I had to walk away because I wanted to do right by her.
Ultimately, she would be happier.
A lot of people cant do that, they cant be that honest with themselves.
