Mekhi Phifer Quotes
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I'm a soccer dad at heart. I want five kids, and I want to get married. I want to coach Little League.
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A lot of characters I've played have a certain amount of strength, pride, and leadership.
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Rap is definitely a youthful expression.
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Eating right has made the biggest difference in my body.
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My agents usually get a breakdown of all the projects that are out there. When I got 'Divergent,' they hadn't finished the script. They knew they wanted the leader of the Dauntless to have a certain demeanor and energy. They had me read a short monologue, and I got the part.
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Wales was great. The people were great, and I had a great time there.
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When I did 'Clockers,' I didn't even think about having a career in acting, I just thought, 'Wow, this is cool. I get to do a little movie.'
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In the early '80s, it was hard to find celebrities you can identify with if you lived in the hood. There weren't any rap videos at the time.
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I definitely applaud Netflix and all of those guys, whether it's Hulu or whoever, for doing original programming.
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'Mekhi' means, sort of, one who loves water, and the relationship with water and how water is important to life... It's a sense of being needed and purpose - you know, we have a purpose on this earth, and we're here to fill that.
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There's no question that I'm African-American. OK? I'm a black man. We're not going to escape that.
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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.
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I tend to play more true-to-life characters in real situations.
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I want to see my family prosper, see my kids grow old.
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It's always a pleasure when you get to work with people that you actually really like.
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I've dated interracially a lot. I grew up in Harlem, so I've dated Latins, Dominican, Guyanese, Cuban, black, white.
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Actors look at life in a different way. When I meet people, I know that one day I may portray that person or someone like them. It may be a cop or a homeless guy. It helps you to pay more attention to people. Everyone I meet, I retain something from them, something from their personality. It helps me to portray realism in my work.
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I always try to pick and choose projects that will be impactful to someone. From films like 'Clockers' to playing a doctor on 'ER' to doing '8 Mile,' where I'm in charge of the hip-hop battles, I think it affects all kinds of different audiences. And I just try to keep that in mind, to keep people entertained.
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I'm from Harlem, born and raised there.
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I love anything that really pushes the envelope as far as where it takes your mind. When it's well written and brings you into a world that possibly could be, I think that's the most entertaining for me - to see something that could actually take place and causes you to think.