Quotes by Michael B. Jordan

About Michael B. Jordan:

Michael Bakari Jordan is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as East Dillon High School quarterback Vince Howard in Friday Night Lights, teenage drug dealer Wallace in The Wire, Reggie Montgomery in All My Children, Steve Montgomery in Chronicle, and Alex in Parenthood. He has also played shooting victim Oscar Grant in the critically acclaimed film Fruitvale Station (2013), co-starred in That Awkward Moment (2014), alongside Zac Efron and Miles Teller, and played the Human Torch in the 2015 film Fantastic Four, also with Teller.
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You start at a young age, going on auditions, and you think you did a good job and expect to get that role, and you don't, and it's a letdown, a disappointment. So you tell yourself to just do the work and disconnect, because you have no control over...

Michael B. Jordan

I'm a tropical weather cruiser. I like surfing, you know. I like being on the beach.

Michael B. Jordan

I want to do more films.

Michael B. Jordan

I'm not saying no to anything, at least as far as reading scripts. I don't care if it's television or films but, personally, I would say I'd like to establish myself more in film.

Michael B. Jordan

I'm a comic book fan.

Michael B. Jordan

Acting I'll do forever, but I want to produce and stuff as well.

Michael B. Jordan

I think everyone starts in the mailroom at some point! It's a right of passage. Your boss has to throw something at you and order you around for at least two years.

Michael B. Jordan

I've never been the kind of guy to hype myself up. It's just not my thing.

Michael B. Jordan

Never played football, but I'm an athlete. I'm a competitor.

Michael B. Jordan

That's one of the fun parts of becoming an actor: You can become whoever you want to be.

Michael B. Jordan

Honestly, I want to do films. I want to make that move from actor to producer, like Will Smith.

Michael B. Jordan

I'm an athlete; I've got an ego when stunt doubles have to come in. Not an ego like that, but when it comes to physical stuff, if I didn't have to have a stunt double, I would always probably do it myself unless the producers were jumping in and stop...

Michael B. Jordan

As an actor, you always dream of having material that showcases what you can do.

Michael B. Jordan

Definitely, as I get older and my taste buds change, I want to do different things. I'm not ready for directing yet, you know, maybe when I get my big boy voice; I don't have that yet, but right now definitely producing for sure.

Michael B. Jordan

L.A. is cool. If I could have the rest of my family out there, I think it would make it that much better for me. As far as work and the weather, you can't really beat it. I just wish they had the New York social life out there. That would make it per...

Michael B. Jordan

I was born in Orange County - in Santa Ana. My dad is from California. I was raised on the East Coast. My first two years were in California, but I claim East Coast. I'm sorry, I don't rep California.

Michael B. Jordan

Playing a bad guy would be fun, I'm not going to lie. I'd definitely do that in a heartbeat, because it's so out of my nature.

Michael B. Jordan

I love sports. I've played basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field growing up.

Michael B. Jordan

I like the old '90s music.

Michael B. Jordan

Don't pretend to know everything. I've been blessed to work with a lot of veteran actors, and I soak up lessons from them like a sponge.

Michael B. Jordan

Author Bio

  • NameMichael B. Jordan
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • BornFebruary 9, 1987
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor