“I love the '70s. I think the '70s had the best music and the best movies.” Thinking Author:Michael Jai White
“I don't cook. I think they named the 'Mike'-rowave after me.” ThinkingCooksMike Author:Michael Jai White
“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.” PeopleThinkingLooksMeanArtPlayRolesToughSizeBackgroundsMartial Arts Author:Michael Jai White
“Just by nature, I think in comedy. I think in sketches and what have you. In every drama or action movie I've been in, I have to make a concerted effort not to turn it into a comedy. Every shot, before action is called and after cut is called, I'm usually in some goofy head space. It feels natural to me.” ThinkingFeelsActionTurnsNaturalSpaceEffortComedyCuttingDramaShotsAction MovieGoofy Author:Michael Jai White
“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.” ThinkingI CanCharacterIndividualImagineTelevisionTvsCoupleMy FavoriteFlawsBunkers Author:Michael Jai White
“Since I do seven different styles of martial arts, I don't foresee myself fighting the same in any two movies. I think every fighting style should fit the character that's doing the fighting.” ThinkingShouldArtTwoDifferentCharacterFightingStyleFitSevenMartial ArtsDifferent Styles Author:Michael Jai White
“I did not think I had what it took to be an actor, because most of the actors that I encountered were people who were very narcissistic and I thought since I lacked narcissism to become an actor because that's what it took. It was more of a social experiment for me to walk in the shoes of other people that I found interesting.” PeopleThinkingActorsFoundSocialWalksInterestingShoesExperimentsNarcissismNarcissistic Author:Michael Jai White
“It doesn't seem weird to me, at all. I'm in Baton Rouge getting ready to direct a movie for Sony, and I'm in the movie and I'm directing it. I know it's kind of this thing where some people find it difficult. I just finished a movie with Mario Van Peebles and he acted and directed as well too. I think we all feel similar that it just kind of seems natural.” PeopleThinkingKindDifficultNaturalDirect Author:Michael Jai White
“I feel like I'll be defined more so by ... when I get a chance to play roles where I'm the father/husband. I'd like to continue with the action stuff, but when I get to play the father/husband role, I think that will be the time where I'm playing who I really am. I look forward to playing those kind of heroic characters, the types that are usually associated with Denzel Washington.” ThinkingKindCharacterActionFatherChanceHusbandHeroicDenzel Author:Michael Jai White
