Michael Rapaport Quotes
Right now I'm taking a break from hip-hop documentaries. But I would do it if things lined up.
A Tribe Called Quest music was so inclusive, so conscious, it brought such a community together.
I had a boom box, but I didn't go too far with it because I had a really, really big one. It was like the size of a suitcase, and I was just a little kid.
When I was a kid, my first favorite song was probably Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side."
My freestyling ability is nonexistent. I can't even write a verse if I tried to sit anywhere and write one. Being a good rapper is hard to do. I'm a good Rapaport, but that's about it.
Were there certain things that I didn't feel were dignified enough to make it into the movie? Yeah.
Being No. 1. It's talked about all of the time in hip-hop. 'I'm still No. 1! I'm the best! I'm the greatest of all time!' It's the same mentality in sports.
I love doing things that are titillating. I think race can be very funny, and I think I'm very comfortable discussing it and bringing it up.
I'm identified as a New York actor, I sound like I'm from New York, and I couldn't be more proud of it.
To make independent films, you can't think about them too much, ponder on them too much, get overwhelmed by the enormity of it.
My favorite part is just being able to say and do things that you can't do in real life, and behaving in a way that's just not really acceptable, in the real world.
To be able to play somebody that says and does pretty much whatever he wants is great.
I'm always gonna be an actor, so I'm trying to figure out what I'm gonna do next. I would love to make a documentary again someday, but I need to take a break from it.
When you're playing this bad of a character, it's obviously not reality for someone who's not living that life.
Positive doesn't mean unflawed: It means human and vulnerable. If you make a film and you're portraying the subject with respect, you're gonna do it in an honest way.
Call it stubborn, call it ignorant, call it what you want, but I don't think I have to join a particular faith or culture or creed or religion just to fit in.
