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What Was Chris Rock Trying to Show About Los Angeles? · The Interview

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Chris Rock Has Been Thinking About Forgiveness

The comedian and filmmaker on what real friendship looks like, what keeps him up at night and his new movie, "Misty Green."

Notes

  1. When Does Chris Rock Feel Insecure About His Status? at 2:37

    He does not feel insecure about status itself. Therapy has been about being told you are enough. Full answer

  2. Would Bring the Pain Be Bigger If Rock Made It Today? at 7:49

    He says two things can be true: he would be able to make it, and it would be huge. He goes even further and says Bring the Pain would be bigger today. Full answer

  3. What Besides Talent Gets Chris Rock Work? at 14:11

    Looking over his career, probably half of his gigs are just somebody saying he is cool. Full answer

  4. Do Men-and-women Distinctions Work in Misty Green? at 17:38

    Stark differences between men and women are a perfect device for comedy, but they do not work in a drama. Full answer

  5. What Was Chris Rock Trying to Show About Los Angeles? at 22:27

    He wanted Misty Green to be about Hollywood, the expiration dates we all have, and LA as a tale of two cities: sunshine and palm trees, while people are… Full answer

  6. Why Did the Interracial-relationships Book Never Appear? at 26:56

    Writing about race, when everybody takes things out of context, left him feeling the publisher was listening to everything he said. Full answer

  7. Who Is Roger Logan in Rock's Account of False Accusations? at 31:26

    Roger Logan, one of his best friend's brothers and someone he grew up with, went to jail for 19 years for a murder he did not commit. Full answer

  8. What Did Chris Rock Learn After Being Told He Had Asperger's? at 37:53

    A friend told him a few years back that he had Asperger's. He got it checked out, and it was not Asperger's. Full answer

  9. Can a Comedian Fake the Life Behind the Jokes? at 44:57

    Jokes work better when there is some truth in them and you are not just making stuff up. Full answer

  10. What Does Laughter Reveal That Sex Does Not? at 57:08

    Sex and laughter are the greatest feelings in life. People break up despite great sex all the time, but they do not break up with anybody who makes them laugh. Full answer

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