Kevin Hart
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Because of the lessons that my mom gave from being very scarred from my brother.
Let's go back.
I grew up in North Philadelphia.
My brother sold the drugs.
My dad was always in jail, out of jail.
My mom wasn't gonna let that happen with me.
So we had an agreement.
I had a certain amount of time to make comedy work.
And in my mind, it wasn't gonna be hard because there was no other option.
I will figure it out.
So I was driving from Philadelphia to New York every day.
I wasn't coming home until 4 a.m.
I was doing 25 to 28 sets a weekend.
I worked that for a very, very long time.
And the struggle left you with days of, what am I doing?
Can I pay my rent?
F*** this, man.
But my mom's biggest lesson was you're not quitting.
And not many people are going to do the 13 years of hard s***.
Most people opt out at year two and want to go find a quick return.