Channing Tatum
Channing Tatum
Channing Matthew Tatum is an American actor and dancer. Tatum made his film debut in the drama film Coach Carter. His breakthrough role was in the 2006 dance film Step Up, which introduced him to a wider audience. He is known for his portrayal of the character Duke in the 2009 action film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and its 2013 sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Although both G.I. Joe films received negative reviews from critics, they were commercially successful,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth26 April 1980
CityCullman, AL
CountryUnited States of America
Playing a character that allows me to play around with some of the feelings I have inside of myself and explore them - and maybe put them to rest a little bit, or at least come to terms with them - feels successful to me. I think it's about believing in what you do.
Modeling was successful for me. I didn't have to wait tables or anything like that, so that was nice. And I got to see the entire world.
If I can still be successful making films and no-one will ever know me, then that would be great. Because we (actors) just like to do what we do. People who are doing it for fame, I don't know if they ever get really successful.
My bar for being successful is being able to do movies that really mean something to me and being able to make a living off of that.
Waxing was an interesting experience. Not quite as painful as I expected.
For me, it's always filmmaker and then character and then story. They're all equally important but if you don't have a great filmmaker, you will not have a great film unless you just get lucky.
If you look at any of the greats, from people like Paul Newman and Robert Redford to, you know, Brad Pitt - to get any of the kinds of roles like the ones that they've gotten, or just to be a part of any of the kinds of movies they've made, would be the end-all for me.
If I want to do action, you don't really get to do it. They don't let you, there's too much on the line to let you jump out of a building.
The director sets the tone, and if someone's ruling it with an iron fist, people are quiet and the days go long in my experience, when there's a very serious tone, the days just drag. When there's someone who, in between takes, is joking or laughing the days go quick.
I love the supporting characters because you get to do more, to be totally honest. It's been sort of a theme with me. In Son of No One, I think I might have seven lines in the entire movie because everything is happening to my character.
There is a lot of underground type of fighting going on and some of it is not safe, it's pretty brutal. But it's absolutely fascinating.
There are so many dramatic actors where I would give all of my anything to have their careers, but I don't think I can try to follow anyone.
It comes down to the experience of it. The more you fight, the more you know, the more you can use in the ring.
My parents let me find my way and that's how they supported me the entire way.