That’s something a lot of folks don’t know about me – I’m pretty darn funny. Michael Jai White Read Quote
Most people say I look mean, and because I play so many tough roles and because of my size and my martial arts background, they think I am, but I’m really not. Michael Jai White Read Quote
My favorite TV couple is Edith and Archie Bunker. Because they were such individuals that I can’t imagine anyone else playing them. And I think that Archie was one of the greatest characters ever on television. Even with his flaws, you loved him. Michael Jai White Read Quote
I’ve never excluded myself because of color. It’s never been part of the radar, when I look at anything I do. The majority of the roles that I’ve played have had very little to do with being black. It doesn’t matter what color you are. Michael Jai White Read Quote
There’s a way that white people and black people spoke in the ’70s that is nothing like how they speak now. They spoke from a soul, actually. There’s a singsongy way of walking and talking that’s just different now. Michael Jai White Read Quote
There’s all kinds of depictions of black men. You have the Denzel Washingtons and the Will Smiths; that’s wonderful, but that doesn’t represent everyone. There’s a Russell Crowe… well, you know, there’s a black Russell Crowe. Michael Jai White Read Quote
I was pretty much a child of ‘Monty Python.’ I grew up loving that type of humor and even structured a lot of humor in the same fashion. Michael Jai White Read Quote
I go to gyms quite a bit, martial arts gyms, MMA gyms. I try to train with the best people, with who’s who in the martial arts, just to keep myself sharp. Michael Jai White Read Quote
When I was young, I had a favorite movie star. One day, I saw one of his movies, and it was bad, and he was bad in it. I could tell he didn’t care and only did it for the money. I felt betrayed. I never watched another one of his movies again. Michael Jai White Read Quote
The first movie I ever saw was a blaxploitation movie. It was called ‘Monkey Hustle.’ Like I said, just listen to the name. That’s a blaxploitation movie. It had these incredible, bigger-than-life images of people who looked like I did. Or who looked like I wanted to look like. Michael Jai White Read Quote
