Chris Tucker
Chris Tucker
Christopher "Chris" Tuckeris an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for playing the role of Smokey in Friday and as Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour film series. Tucker became a frequent stand up performer on Def Comedy Jam in the 1990s. He also appeared in Luc Besson's The Fifth Element...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth31 August 1971
CityAtlanta, GA
CountryUnited States of America
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He said, 'Chris, you got 20 million yet? You got 20 million?'
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Jackie come to me and says, 'We gonna do a fight scene.' I said 'What?' He says 'We got to do a fight scene in the next scene. I have to teach you.' I say 'How you gonna teach me in three seconds?' ... What we did, we did the fight scene with our arms connected.
feeling turned
I wasn't feeling it, really. But I just had to do what I had to do. It turned out the better for me.
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I didn't know what he was talking about. I hadn't put two and two together, ... That night, I found out he OK'd it.
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We understand costs are going to increase every year. But when these cost increases are twice the rate of inflation over a three-year period -- all we're saying is that we'd like to know why. And let's strategize to hold down tuition in the future.
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We were lucky down here. We could have been a St. Bernard with water up to the (house) eaves.
healing people giving
Making people laugh is giving, and it's healing, too, when people can go up to the movies and forget about their problems. It's a good thing. That's why I want to work.
careers acting ifs
I will always do stand-up, even if my acting career takes off. Stand-up is my life.
money men mama
You loan your friend money. You see them again, they don't say nothin' 'bout the money. 'Hi, how ya doin'? How's ya mama doing?' Man, how's my money doin'?
mom my-mom raised
My mom raised me to never have anything control me.
crowds want might
In stand-up you can go either way. It's live. Somebody might say something in the crowd, you might respond to it. But in a movie you could be spontaneous too. But you pretty much have to stick to that story or that scene or that script, but in stand-up you can go wherever you want to. It's more freedom.
acting stuff paint
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.
creative directors different
A lot of directors, they're creative, but they're different.
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Being a big star and being known, making movies and a lot of money - that really doesn't interest me.