John Amaechi

I loved making that show. It's so great. It really was an experience that's right up there with all the best ones I've had. And I've had a few. You know, I think... It's challenging to shoot in Miami in the middle of the summer.

It's challenging to do just about anything outdoors in Miami in the middle of the summer. But shooting a series, you know, when you work in the 12, 16 hours a day, it gets on you, you know. But we shot the entire series, including the interiors there. Stories and books are also very challenging to capture.

It's challenging to do just about anything outdoors in Miami in the middle of the summer. But shooting a series, you know, when you work in the 12, 16 hours a day, it gets on you, you know. But we shot the entire series, including the interiors there. Stories and books are also very challenging to capture.

So I honestly didn't know how it was going to all come together because of the tone that's kind of nuanced and just tricky. It's funny, but there's serious undertones in there, and it's so geographic heavy that And when it all came together, I was really pleasantly surprised. And then the audiences loved it as much as they did. It was just a cherry on top.

So I honestly didn't know how it was going to all come together because of the tone that's kind of nuanced and just tricky. It's funny, but there's serious undertones in there, and it's so geographic heavy that And when it all came together, I was really pleasantly surprised. And then the audiences loved it as much as they did. It was just a cherry on top.

Not necessarily I doubted it, but I just didn't know, kind of like Bad Monkey, how it was going to come out because we were doing so many different takes. We were just going for stuff without... too much thought. We just trusted whatever was put in front of us. So Bad Monkey and the second one that's right up there, and they're similar in the way we attacked it, was Silver Linings Playbook.

Not necessarily I doubted it, but I just didn't know, kind of like Bad Monkey, how it was going to come out because we were doing so many different takes. We were just going for stuff without... too much thought. We just trusted whatever was put in front of us. So Bad Monkey and the second one that's right up there, and they're similar in the way we attacked it, was Silver Linings Playbook.

I had no idea. I knew we had a great time doing it. We believed in everything that we were doing. But in terms of what the hell is this going to feel like or look like, I had no idea. We had David O. Russell just behind a camera just throwing lines out at us, and we would just say them. And then Fast and Furious. Actually, the first time I was offered the role, I turned it down. Are you crazy?

I had no idea. I knew we had a great time doing it. We believed in everything that we were doing. But in terms of what the hell is this going to feel like or look like, I had no idea. We had David O. Russell just behind a camera just throwing lines out at us, and we would just say them. And then Fast and Furious. Actually, the first time I was offered the role, I turned it down. Are you crazy?

Well, if you recall, that's the first time in four was when Vin Diesel and Paul Walker were going to come back. So Tokyo Drift, they weren't in. And it wasn't that much of a hit. And I had just done Miami Vice, another 305 plug. And the roles were similar. So I said, nah. And I was convinced to do it. And that was a shocker that it was that big of a hit.

Well, if you recall, that's the first time in four was when Vin Diesel and Paul Walker were going to come back. So Tokyo Drift, they weren't in. And it wasn't that much of a hit. And I had just done Miami Vice, another 305 plug. And the roles were similar. So I said, nah. And I was convinced to do it. And that was a shocker that it was that big of a hit.

Well, I tell you, I didn't say it wasn't important. I just said it wasn't that big of a hit.

Well, I tell you, I didn't say it wasn't important. I just said it wasn't that big of a hit.

Thankfully, I wasn't there. So I plead the fifth on that one.

Thankfully, I wasn't there. So I plead the fifth on that one.

Oh, my God. You know, first of all, that was my first movie ever. So as you can probably imagine, I was nervous as hell. And right before the very first take of that scene, we were shooting it in a studio. So we were outside the door, you know, the entrance. which wasn't real, you know, it was built. And so we're like halfway in a club and halfway in just a makeshift space.

Oh, my God. You know, first of all, that was my first movie ever. So as you can probably imagine, I was nervous as hell. And right before the very first take of that scene, we were shooting it in a studio. So we were outside the door, you know, the entrance. which wasn't real, you know, it was built. And so we're like halfway in a club and halfway in just a makeshift space.

And I'm trying to be serious actor because I'm right next to the legend Al Pacino. And lo and behold, he's chit-chatting me. And I'm like, this guy, I can't believe it. I was just so surprised that he would just be talking about whatever as we're preparing to get in. Yeah, I stole it from the earlier segment.

And I'm trying to be serious actor because I'm right next to the legend Al Pacino. And lo and behold, he's chit-chatting me. And I'm like, this guy, I can't believe it. I was just so surprised that he would just be talking about whatever as we're preparing to get in. Yeah, I stole it from the earlier segment.

I love the boost mobile hotline. That thing was just so entertaining. I was just like, give me more. And now I'm just obsessed with chit. Anyway, so so we're we're hanging out. Which seems like forever, but it's really like three minutes, right? Before they get the cameras going and waiting for action. Very first action I hear ever professionally from Brian De Palma.