Marlon Wayans
Marlon Wayans
Marlon Lamont Wayansis an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer, beginning with his role as a pedestrian in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka in 1988. He frequently collaborates with his brother Shawn Wayans, as he was on The WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. and in the comedic films Scary Movie, Scary Movie 2, White Chicks, Little Man, and Dance Flick. However, Wayans had a dramatic role in Darren Aronofsky's critically acclaimed Requiem for a Dream, which saw his departure...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth23 July 1972
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Confident people, who understand comedy, improvise so much better than people who are scared. You can't be scared to improvise. You have to know your character, and then you have to let go.
'Paranormal 1' scared me because I didn't know if it was real or what. 'Blair Witch' was kind of scary for the same reason. It takes the voyeur element away and makes you think, 'Oh crap, this could really happen to me.'
Comedy is very hard, but you have to learn the art and science of it.
I went to a performing arts high school, we learned Shakespeare, I did 'Fences.' When you train, you can do anything.
I got a man cave. I play my music loud. I bought big speakers because I need to hear music loud.
Gotta stay in the gym, stay funny, stay sharp. I just love working.
Let me tell you, Barack Obama is the most down dude in the world, but he's so smart so articulate, such an amazing speaker such a passionate man. He's humble.
There are so many things to talk about between black people, Hispanic people, white people, gay people, men, women, it's all based on fear. We all have fears, this thing that stops us from embracing as we are one. We are never going to be one. People are messed up, but humor lets us see how ignorant we can be.
I was going to be valedictorian in elementary school, but I got into too many fights, and they made me salutatorian. I was smart back in the day. Now I'm just an idiot.
I'm good at coming up with wacky characters and funny dialogue.
Comedy clubs can be brutal. Those people are for real, and if you aren't funny, they aren't laughing. They don't care who you are.
Whatever role I do, I've got to do the work. It all starts with the body. Get that ready and everything else follows.
I want to be believable in anything I take on.
I want to do literally everything. I think I was gifted... I inherited one of the best comedy visionaries as a director.