Terry Crews Says He Never Wants to Judge “America's Got Talent”: Here's Why (Exclusive)

Don't expect to spot Terry Crews sitting down nan judges' array connected America's Got Talent anytime soon.

The erstwhile master shot subordinate turned actor, 56, exclusively told PEOPLE astatine a caller reddish carpet celebrating the show's milestone 20th season that he's astir comfortable being nan big and, arsenic he described it, a "bodyguard" for nan contestants.

"That's not my thing," he said of being a judge. "I mean, I americium 100% nan bodyguard of talent because erstwhile I look astatine each nan group that travel done here, they conscionable punctual maine of me."

"I retrieve conscionable sitting successful Michigan praying 1 time if I get my changeable to travel retired to L.A. and make it happen, and they punctual maine of everything that I've been through," he explained. "So I protect it and I watch them."

Crews said he is location to support nan contestants, nary matter really good they did aliases didn't do connected nan stage.

"I'm nan counsellor erstwhile they spell on. I springiness them each nan bully proposal erstwhile they travel off. If it didn't spell well, I console them," he said. "So I emotion that."

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While Crews isn't down to beryllium a judge connected America's Got Talent, he does person an thought for who would make a bully 1 alongside Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Sofía Vergara and Mel B.

"I deliberation Chris Rock would beryllium a awesome judge," he revealed. "He knows funny, but he knows entertainment."

Crews, who joined America's Got Talent arsenic a big opening pinch play 14 successful 2019, said moving connected nan show is "a dream travel true" for him.

"This is simply a dream gig," he said. "Where other tin you spell wherever nan full world is watching?"

America's Got Talent play 20 premieres Tuesday, May 27, astatine 8 p.m. ET connected NBC.