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Michael Rapaport

Michael David Rapaport (born March 20, 1970) is an American actor, podcast host, writer, director, comedian, and media personality. He has appeared in over sixty films since the early 1990s, and starred on the sitcom The War at Home. He also appeared in Boston Public, Friends, Prison Break, Justified, and Atypical. Some of his notable film roles include True Romance (1993), Higher Learning (1995), Metro (1997), Cop Land (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), The 6th Day (2000), Dr. Dolittle 2, Big Fan (both 2009), and The Heat (2013). He also directed the documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011).

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I see these other actors come up with this tough-guy personas and now when they're on talk shows they're all. . . But that's not really the way they are. I probably could have used a little bit of that. At one point I was labeled "The King Of Dumb White Guys. " I was offended by that when I was younger, but I understand what that's from, so I was like, "Only a genius can play a fool. " But I'm very aware of that, and I'll play into it and use it however I need to use it.

Aware, Dumb, Genius, Guy, Shows, Use

Being a part of independent-film world, the independent-film community, that's what you do. You support each other. If someone's doing a movie and you trust them, you roll the dice. Sometimes it's gonna be good, sometimes it's gonna be something that's like, "Oh I don't know what the hell that is. " But I've been more fortunate than not to have it work well.

Support, Community, World, Roll, Fortunate

I would love to document the Roots; I think they have an interesting story. I have a curiosity about them. Their musicality and their live performances I think would be great, and I have a feeling that there are stories behind each one of them.

Interesting, Live, Roots, Think, Thinking

Like any family, like any group - the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, EPMD, Public Enemy - they've had bumps in the road. I just think that because A Tribe Called Quest is so precious to fans, they were concerned about unveiling some of those things.

Bumps, Enemy, Groups, Like, Thinking

Right now I'm taking a break from hip-hop documentaries. But I would do it if things lined up.

Break, Documentaries, Hip Hop, Lined, Taking A Break

Being a good rapper is hard to do. I'm a good Rapaport, but that's about it.

Good, Hard, Rapaport, Rapper

Were there certain things that I didn't feel were dignified enough to make it into the movie? Yeah.

Certain, Dignified, Enough, Make, Movie, Yeah

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.

Writing, Rapper, Ability, Sit, Hard, Rapaport

I grew up in New York City in the '80s, and it was the epicenter of hip-hop. There was no Internet. Cable television wasn't as broad. I would listen to the radio, hear cars pass by playing a song, or tape songs off of the radio. At that time, there was such an excitement around hip-hop music.

80S, Cities, Hear, New York, Song, York

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.

Break, Figure, Gonna, Someday, Trying

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.

Actor, Actors, New York, Proud, Sound, York

Honestly, I'm not listening to much of what's going on today.

Listening, Today, Honestly

A Tribe Called Quest music was so inclusive, so conscious, it brought such a community together.

Community, Conscious, Quest, Quests, Together, Tribe

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.

Sports, Hip Hop, Hips, Same, Talked, Mentality

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.

Real, World, Able, Life, Way

In any relationship that comes to an end, there's never just a baseline reason why. You say, 'Oh, I broke up with my girlfriend. ' Someone says, 'Why?' You say, 'Well, you got three hours? And then maybe after I tell you my version, you've got to talk to her.

Baseline, Girlfriend, Reason, Reason Why, Tell, Three

I'm not going to try and change how people perceive me. I think it's important to be a contradiction. People are contradictions; everyone has contradictions. So I don't expect anyone to look at me differently.

Thinking, People, Important, Everyone, Contradiction

But it all came, and for me, hip-hop has done more for racial divide and racial sort of bringing together than anything in the last 30 years. Seeing people like Eminem sounding like somebody like Jay-Z and just the racial aspects of it all.

Years, People, Hip Hop, Racial, Sounding

When you're playing this bad of a character, it's obviously not reality for someone who's not living that life.

Character, Reality, Obviously, Living, Life

When I was a kid, my first favorite song was probably Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side. "

Kids, Lou, Side, Song, Walk, Wild Side

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