Tell me about the movie you did with Steve Harvey and Christina Milian. Is it finished?
Yeah. We finished that in November. That should be out this Christmas. There's a scene in that movie that's just classic film. You just can't go wrong with it. It's crazy. It's one of those moments that you'll always remember. I can't tell you what it is, but when you see the movie, you'll know. The scenes with Steve Harvey and myself are hilarious.
What's the movie about?
I start out as an outsider. I play this kid that is kind of nerdy, has a big afro, unibrow, all that...but then he makes a deal with this young lady who's Christina Milian. If she pretends that she'll be his girlfriend for two weeks, he'll fix her car and all this stuff. So he gets the deal and then he gets a big head because he starts to get popular. It's really just a cool coming of age story about a young individual who's trying to find his self.
What else are you working on?
I'm doing a movie with Jennifer Lopez and Richard Gere as we speak. It's called Shall We Dance. It's about Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez teaching me how to ballroom dance. His wife also doesn't know if he's having an affair, but it's really about the love he learns of dance. It's a cool movie. I'm trying to do everything all at the same time. As soon as I finish this tour, I'm going into another movie. I'm just trying to keep it moving.
So are you a J.Lo fan?
I'm an extreme J.Lo fan. I'm a J.Lo fanatic!
Would you ever want to work with her musically?
If she wants to do it - I would do anything for her. I will mow her lawn. We don't gotta do a song, I just like being in her presence. But if I could do a song with her, that would be great.
You're really busy. How do find time to do things?
My vocation is my vacation. I love what I do. Every step of my day I'm really honestly working toward my career, trying to make my career better - whether its working out, preparing for a movie role, making a beat. I love what I do.
Did you go to college?
I did my first year while I was trying to do the show, but that didn't work out. Then I did the online university and I did that for a couple semesters and I just got bored with it. But I'm going to end up going to seminary school once I finish and get what I want to get out of this entertainment. I've always wanted to go to seminary school. I want to get a degree in theology.
Where did that interest come from?
I have so many ministers in my family. My father and my grandfather are ministers. My great grandmother is a minister. All my uncles and aunts have churches. My entertainment is a form of ministry. It's the gradual move. A lot of people see it as cliché or even taboo, but it's just what has always been in my spirit - to uplift people. And hopefully I can uplift them through my entertainment, but if not, eventually I have a special word that probably needs to be spoken.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
In 10 years I still see myself in the entertainment industry. Hopefully I'll be a lot more behind the scenes, doing a lot of producing for my acts on my label, television, production, writing movies. In 10 years, I don't see myself doing the ministry thing until I'm about 40.
Are you single?
I'm as single as a slice of cheese.
Are you looking for a girlfriend?
I'm so focused on my career that I can't even say I'm looking for a girlfriend right now. I have friends. I think you should definitely be friends with people before you can be anything else. There's no point in playing elementary school like be my boyfriend, be my girlfriend type of thing if you're just giving yourself boundaries. But if it's somebody you feel is truly special and you want to grow and have a real relationship with them, you should be friends first.
But if J.Lo broke up with Ben Affleck...?
Oh I'm there! I'll be her little puppy - whatever she needs.
August 04, 2003 @ 10:24 am
Nick Cannon - All Grown Up
After the incredible success of 20th Century Fox's Drumline, Nick Cannon proved he isn't stopping anytime soon. The Nickelodeon-favorite is scheduled to drop his debut album later this summer - his song "Feelin' Freaky" featuring B2K and produced by R. Kelly is blowing up - and Cannon is ready to rock the clubs and grace the big sc
Tell me about the movie you did with Steve Harvey and Christina Milian. Is it finished?
Yeah. We finished that in November. That should be out this Christmas. There's a scene in that movie that's just classic film. You just can't go wrong with it. It's crazy. It's one of those moments that you'll always remember. I can't tell you what it is, but when you see the movie, you'll know. The scenes with Steve Harvey and myself are hilarious.
What's the movie about?
I start out as an outsider. I play this kid that is kind of nerdy, has a big afro, unibrow, all that...but then he makes a deal with this young lady who's Christina Milian. If she pretends that she'll be his girlfriend for two weeks, he'll fix her car and all this stuff. So he gets the deal and then he gets a big head because he starts to get popular. It's really just a cool coming of age story about a young individual who's trying to find his self.
What else are you working on?
I'm doing a movie with Jennifer Lopez and Richard Gere as we speak. It's called Shall We Dance. It's about Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez teaching me how to ballroom dance. His wife also doesn't know if he's having an affair, but it's really about the love he learns of dance. It's a cool movie. I'm trying to do everything all at the same time. As soon as I finish this tour, I'm going into another movie. I'm just trying to keep it moving.
So are you a J.Lo fan?
I'm an extreme J.Lo fan. I'm a J.Lo fanatic!
Would you ever want to work with her musically?
If she wants to do it - I would do anything for her. I will mow her lawn. We don't gotta do a song, I just like being in her presence. But if I could do a song with her, that would be great.
You're really busy. How do find time to do things?
My vocation is my vacation. I love what I do. Every step of my day I'm really honestly working toward my career, trying to make my career better - whether its working out, preparing for a movie role, making a beat. I love what I do.
Did you go to college?
I did my first year while I was trying to do the show, but that didn't work out. Then I did the online university and I did that for a couple semesters and I just got bored with it. But I'm going to end up going to seminary school once I finish and get what I want to get out of this entertainment. I've always wanted to go to seminary school. I want to get a degree in theology.
Where did that interest come from?
I have so many ministers in my family. My father and my grandfather are ministers. My great grandmother is a minister. All my uncles and aunts have churches. My entertainment is a form of ministry. It's the gradual move. A lot of people see it as cliché or even taboo, but it's just what has always been in my spirit - to uplift people. And hopefully I can uplift them through my entertainment, but if not, eventually I have a special word that probably needs to be spoken.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
In 10 years I still see myself in the entertainment industry. Hopefully I'll be a lot more behind the scenes, doing a lot of producing for my acts on my label, television, production, writing movies. In 10 years, I don't see myself doing the ministry thing until I'm about 40.
Are you single?
I'm as single as a slice of cheese.
Are you looking for a girlfriend?
I'm so focused on my career that I can't even say I'm looking for a girlfriend right now. I have friends. I think you should definitely be friends with people before you can be anything else. There's no point in playing elementary school like be my boyfriend, be my girlfriend type of thing if you're just giving yourself boundaries. But if it's somebody you feel is truly special and you want to grow and have a real relationship with them, you should be friends first.
But if J.Lo broke up with Ben Affleck...?
Oh I'm there! I'll be her little puppy - whatever she needs.
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