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but he’s still drawn to projects with an ensemble cast. Though Foxx clearly loves the attention, he’s not one to hog the spotlight. He’s content enough to be a supporting player. “I think what’s best for me right now is to have that ensemble because until you graduate, until you’re Will Smith, it’s good to have the people around,” he says humbly. “I like having it that way because I’m used to playing with the ensemble. The In Living Color days, it was ensemble…I like the comfortable spot where you’re not having to put everything on your shoulders and you’re working with people like Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman. So you know that you’re in good company.”

The versatile actor has a new, exciting project in the works; one that he can’t wait to talk about. Similar to his work in the biographical Ray, this film, too, is based on the remarkable true story of an unconventional musician’s life. It is being directed by Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice, Atonement) and is rumored to be co-starring Robert Downey Jr.

“We’re doing a story called The Soloist about a guy who lived underneath the L.A. freeway,” Foxx explains. “He’s schizophrenic. A guy from the L.A. Times, Steve Lopez, has a wreck on his bicycle, hears this beautiful music coming from a violin only on two strings and he sees this guy and writes a story about him. And the next thing you know they get this bond together; it’s beautiful. It’s one of those pieces where you go like wow, this is one of those.”

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