Posted by | Cyrena Rose
Outspoken comedian/actor Chris Rock was recently interviewed by DETAILS magazine and he sounded off on race, Republicans, credit cards and more.
Check out some excerpts of his interview below:
DETAILS: In your latest film, 2 Days in New York, you talk to a cardboard cutout of Barack Obama. Got any election-year thoughts for the real president?
Chris Rock: I mean, if I want to talk to him, I can call him. Dude, being the first black anything sucks. But the country was in shambles, and he’s cleaning it up. If you properly clean a room, it gets dirtier before it gets cleaner. Ever come back to your hotel room before the maids are finished? My God! Republicans are complaining. Romney’s complaining. But Romney’s rich. He doesn’t know shit about cleaning.
DETAILS: Is it too soon to make George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin jokes?
Chris Rock: There’s no joke there, unfortunately. It’s sad. When you get old, it’s like, “Damn it, I’ve seen this.” I’m from Bed-Stuy. I marched for Yusuf Hawkins, you know? I don’t totally agree with Bill Cosby. He said it wasn’t racial, it’s a gun issue. Well, it’s a gun-racial issue. You know what makes you approach a six-foot-three black guy in the middle of the night? A gun. Paul Blart’s not supposed to have a gun.
DETAILS: You’re working on a documentary called Credit Is the Devil. Why that topic?
Chris Rock: Because credit is the devil. Dude, I’m rich—and I live in fucking Jersey. I had two cars in 1996, and I got two cars now. I live way below my means.
DETAILS: You’re 47 now, and you haven’t toured since 2008. If you go back out on the road, what will your act be like?
Chris Rock: I don’t know what I’m going to talk about. Years ago, I saw Kill Bill and said to Tarantino, “Dude, why do you wait so long?” He’s like, “This fucking masterpiece shit takes time!” I like that it’s an event. I like the Rolling Stones model of making shit an event. I learned that from Eddie Murphy.
DETAILS: What’s the secret to making a marriage work?
Chris Rock: I don’t know any more than anybody else. You’ve just gotta want to be there.
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