“I grew up in a rough environment. You want to be strong and have your presence felt out there. That attitude reflects how people see you.” PeopleWantStrongFeltAttitudeEnvironmentGrewGrew UpRoughYour Presence Author:Mekhi Phifer
“Working with great actors - being part of something of that magnitude and not knowing the business and what the business entailed or any of that. I was so wet behind the ears, I didn't know anything. It's, like, you're watching movies, and then here you are in front of those people and working with them. It was pretty interesting.” PeopleKnowsActorsInterestingBehindsKnowingFrontsLike YouEarsWetNot KnowingMagnitudeGreat Actors Author:Mekhi Phifer
“I like to make sure that I'm believable. If I don't believe me, then there's a lot of people that don't believe me, but if I can believe that I'm doing it, then I know the audience will, too.” PeopleIfsKnowsBelieveI CanAudienceDon't BelieveBelieve In MeBelievable Author:Mekhi Phifer
“I have my own method [of acting]. I come from, I've interrogated people; I come from an undercover background, so it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks.” PeopleHardMy OwnActingTeachDogMethodTricksBackgroundsOld DogUndercover Author:Mekhi Phifer
“The beauty of when you watch good television or films is that, yes, you may have a multi-cultural cast but those roles could be anybody - they could be white, they could be black. To show the world that we have more in common than we have different with each other is to me the ultimate goal of all of that. It does help unite in people's mind the thought that people are the same. Yes, there's going to be cultural differences, but for the most part, we are all in the same gang as human beings.” PeopleWorldMindHumansMayDoeDifferentHelpingShowsFilmGoalBlackDifferencesHuman BeingsWhiteCommonRolesWatchesTelevisionUltimateCastsGangUltimate GoalCultural Differences Author:Mekhi Phifer
“I'm very comfortable with what I do, but it just seems like yesterday that I just started, at 19, and it's been like a whirlwind ever since. I've gotten to travel all over the world and meet all kinds of people and do all kinds of great things, so it's, like, surreal. It just lets you know how time flies, especially when you're having fun. It seems like time keeps going by faster as I get older.” PeopleWorldKindFunGreat ThingsAll KindsHaving FunKeep GoingSurrealTime Flies Author:Mekhi Phifer
