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  • I want to show a picture.

  • I follow you also -- I follow you on Instagram, as well.

  • You posted -- This was very sweet.

  • It said, "I know genies don't have feet, but you left some big shoes to fill. Rest in peace, Robin."

  • -That must have been -- -Fan art. A fan made that, man.

  • [ Applause ]

  • -It's beautiful. -Yeah.

  • But you know, it was really -- I got presented the idea to play the genie in "Aladdin," you know, and the first thing is, "Hell no."

  • You know, it's like, you know, when Robin Williams smashed that role, you know.

  • And it's like, when you look at things like that, you always try to find, like, what would you do differently?

  • What would you add to that?

  • So I looked at it and the first thing was, I didn't feel like I wanted to touch it.

  • But then I spent some time with it, and, you know, I met with the directors and talked about it.

  • -I think you're perfect. -Oh, thank you, man.

  • I think you're perfect for the role.

  • Absolutely a great decision. [ Cheers and applause ]

  • - Phenomenal, man. - Thank you.

  • Quest will know this.

  • What did it for me, when I was messing with the music, there's a song, "A friend like me, you ain't never had a friend like me."

  • So, when we went in, I had him grab "Impeach the President" by the Honeydrippers, and he used the drums off --

  • [ Drums beating ]

  • Yeah, standard old school.

  • Ali Baba, he had them forty thieves

  • Scheherazade, he had a thousand pair

  • But, Master, you're in luck because up your sleeve

  • You got a brand of magic

  • You got some power in your corner now

  • Heavy ammunition in your camp

  • You got some punch, pizzazz, yahoo, and ow

  • All you got to do is rub that lamp

  • [ Cheers and applause ]

  • This guy can do everything.

  • Come on!

  • When you see this movie, it is a big, big movie.

  • - Yeah, it is fantastic, man. - I mean, dude, the dancing.

  • - No spoilers. - No, it's everything.

  • It's singing, dancing, rapping, acting.

  • - There's elephants. - Special effects.

  • - There's elephants. - There's monkeys.

  • - It is -- live action. - Live action.

  • It is so huge.

  • It's like the Prince Ali parade.

  • There's 1,000 extras and animals.

  • - And they're all real. - And all of that in this sequence.

  • It is some of the biggest dance --

  • - It's funny. -I t's funny, yeah.

  • It's just spectacular.

  • That was very impressive.

  • - No spoilers. - Exactly.

  • People do not like spoilers.

  • I want to show a clip from "Aladdin."

  • Let's take a look. Will Smith.

  • Hey, can you make me a prince?

  • There is a lot of gray area in "make me a prince."

  • I could just make you a prince.

  • Oh, no.

  • Right, you'd be snuggled up with that dude for the rest of your life.

  • Yo, y'all see my palace?

  • Be specific with your words.

  • - The deal is in the detail. - Got it.

  • Which I don't really understand because if she already likes you, why change?

  • I told you -- she has to marry a prince.

  • I just want to go home, man.

  • Okay, I can do that.

  • Will Smith. "Aladdin."

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