Kevin Hart as Cedric in the rom-com “Think Like a Man.” (Courtesy of Screen Gems)

For comedian Kevin Hart, “Think Like a Man” hit a little too close to home.

In the movie, Hart plays Cedric, a recent divorcee that is jaded on all things relationship.

During the movie’s filming, Hart himself was also going through a divorce. Who says life doesn’t imitate art?

“The role really helped me through my divorce,” Hart said. “It made me look back and form a friendship with the mother of my kids.”

For Hart, juggling parenting and a thriving career as an actor is something hard. However, the comedian has developed a system to make sure his kids get the most out of their famous father.

“On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I make sure not to schedule anything past 3 p.m.,” Hart said. “I want to give all the attention I can to my kids. They need to understand what their Dad does.”

When Hart is not filming or with his kids, the actor perfects his comedy routine.

With his roots well-established in the comedy world, Hart will soon be only the fifth comedian ever to sell-out Madison Square Garden.

“Comedy is me,” said Hart. “I don’t care how big my film career gets, I will always do comedy.”

Hart claims that once a comedian stops telling jokes, it is hard to get back in the swing of things.

“We’ve seen so many great comics step away from the stage and completely get lost,” said Hart. “I never want to lose my ability to make people laugh.”

In “Think Like a Man,” Hart provides much of the comic relief. The actor claims that many of the scenes were improv.

“During the basketball scene, we had about 30 takes of me just ripping apart Ron Artest,” Hart said. “We didn’t come onto set that day with a script at all.”

Hart claims that while on set, the cast became family. Instead of retreating to their trailers in between takes, Hart says the ensemble chose to hang out and talk instead.

“A lot of our conversations on set would mirror the dialogue during scenes,” Hart said. “We were like a family at the end of it all.”