Heartthrob Terrance Howard covers this weeks Rolling Out! I’m proud to say that we both went to the same high school too. Yes, when I was a freshmen, he was a senior and when he would pass by me in the hallways, I would almost faint! His brother and I actually graduated together, hey Tyrone! In his interview with Rolling Out magazine he talks about his role in Red Tails, working with the cast, negativity in the media and more. Here is an excerpt but to read the full article please click here.
You are often involved in films that are very character driven. Red Tails is more of an action film. How did this film speak to you?
This film spoke about a generation of heroes. [They were] the gods of aviation, [the] rock stars of the black community from the 1940s. At a time when black people were [not] able to ride in the front of the bus, let alone in the front of the clouds. So that’s what this film represented. These cats were the best of what the world had to offer, and I don’t even think in this day and time there is a pilot that can really match their bravery under the odds and pressure which they had to deal with in life.
In your personal career, you have faced setbacks. How do you maintain your confidence in the face of negativity?
I think people are talking to themselves when they say, “You can’t.” Because only you know what you can or cannot do. Because no one else has an idea what I’m capable of doing. Whenever someone tells you “No,”’ you need to look in the mirror and find God in yourself. Find God’s fingerprint and you won’t need anything more than that. He made the entire universe.
