“I think you've got to have a depth, a deeper depth to take stand-up into acting, but I think it really helps you as a stand-up to home into different characters and stuff easily.” ThinkingDifferentCharacterHelpingHomeStuffActingDepthDeeperDifferent Characters Author:Chris Tucker
“I reenact everything. I love to paint a picture for my audience. I'm a lot like Richard Pryor in that aspect. I do a lot of acting on stage, acting out and visualizing stuff. I love to do that. I'm into it so much, it just comes out of me.” StuffActingAudienceStageAspectPaintVisualizingActing OutStage Acting Author:Chris Tucker
“I've been fortunate to work with good directors who understand improvisation and understand the way comedians work. Luke Basan let me do my thing like do what you feel and take the character to another level. Quentin Tarrantino was more of an acting coach. He can teach you beats and then hell say go with it but give this feeling. So I've been fortunate to work with good, seasoned directors.” WayGivingFeelsCharacterFeelingsLevelsActingTeachHellDirectorsBeatsLet MeCoachesComedianFortunateImprovisationLukeQuentinGood Directors Author:Chris Tucker
“Georgia was a great place to live, but I wanted to get out because I knew the opportunities for what I was doing - stand-up comedy and eventually acting - were in Los Angeles.” WantedOpportunityActingComedyLos AngelesGeorgiaPlaces To LiveStand Up Comedy Author:Chris Tucker
“I will always do stand-up, even if my acting career takes off. Stand-up is my life.” IfsActingCareers Author:Chris Tucker
