Rudy Rush

I want to, but I know you've had some.

I know you've had some.

But but Ernie, man, like I was telling you offline, you know, 15, 20 years ago when I was trying to say if I could be like someone because, you know, this is no secret to those that know me.

Like my dad in my household wasn't the symbol of manhood that I should look to.

Right.

And so I used to find that I used to seek that and I would take pieces of people and say, this is who I'm going to be or this is how I want to model my life.

And then I got to know not just Ernie Hudson, the actor, but the man, the father, the husband, the things you were doing in community, the way you were impacting people.

And I said, that is it.

From a manhood perspective, I want to be Ernie Hudson.

So I just wanted to thank you for being that role model that you did not even know that you were, brother.

Well, again, I appreciate you, brother, so much, so much.

And Mr. Hudson, I love to start my show by asking my guests about their because, right?

Like not your why, but that thing that's deeper than your why.

Like I call it your true purpose.

Like if I were to ask someone, what's your why?

They say like my kids or my family.

But then when I say, but why?

They usually say, well, because blah, blah, blah.

I care about the because.

So if I were to say, Ernie Hudson, today, what's your because?