Kevin Hart

That tape, so that was when, you know,

The thing I needed was a tape.

And the reason why I needed the tape was so that I could send it to the other comedy clubs so that they can have an example of me, my talent, and then dictate or judge if I can get a live audition in person.

Oh my God, right there, I'm like 18, 19.

If you could understand the feeling of getting off that stage, having a good set, and then them putting the tape in my hand, it was gold.

I got it.

I got a good tape.

I got to go make copies of my tape, and I just got to send them to everybody.

I just used to... Because it was value.

It was value.

Started getting in comedy clubs, started getting auditions, started getting more.

Oh my God, Kevin's up for an audition, a movie audition, cast of directors.

They all got that tape.

Everybody got that tape.

My dad, not as much, because I didn't really talk to my dad through these years.

That's when my dad was kind of dealing with his...

his world of issues.

My mom, we had an agreement.

I had a certain amount of time to make comedy make sense and figure out a way to support myself.

If I didn't do it, then I had to go with my mom's idea, which was education and getting a job while getting my education.