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 He even got a chance to give a shout-out to his hometown during one improvised line in the movie. “It’s good to tip your hat because in that town, that town at one point seemed like [it was] on an island because it was 12,000 people, railroad tracks separated you from the north and south sides,” he says. “Brought up in Texas, I just thought it was black, white and Mexican. I had never heard Jewish, maybe I just never paid attention to it, and then I got to L.A. and it’s all these different things. So it was good to let them in on what’s going on because your hometown always wants to know, did you forget about us? Don’t forget about us down here in Terrell.” Foxx hasn’t forgotten where he came from, and he also hasn’t forgotten his comedic roots. Since his Oscar win for his dramatic role in Ray, Foxx’s career has taken a decidedly more serious tone. But just because his projects have shifted, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t miss being the funnyman. “Sometimes it pulls at your comedic soul because you’ll watch Rush Hour or you’ll watch Sandler and Stiller and Murphy and you just go, ‘Man!’” he says. “But every comic role that I did sort of was like in the lane of someone else, so we’d get compared. If it wasn’t as good as Murphy, it was horrible. If it wasn’t as good as Tucker, it was bad. So by having this sort of lane that’s not necessarily drama but just characters and doing pieces—I’m happy with that lane. And then Sirius radio gave me a chance to get my own comedy station so if you ever want to hear how it’s going down with the jokes hit me on Sirius 106 in the Foxx Hole and we give it to you good over there!” Foxx has had much success with his career as a leading man, ... |
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