Chris Rock At A Crossroads, Tells Guardian He’s Looking Toward Independent Film
Chris Rock is as successful as a stand up comedian can over hope to be. He’s also acted on Broadway and written and directed his own film. Doesn’t mean his personal life is any easier than your life. In a recent interview, Chris opened up with The Guardian about being single.
“I’m doing OK. You know, some days are better than others, some days you’re sad outta your fucking mind. But my daughters are good and I’m only an hour away. Two houses close by. It’s good,”
He’s also at a crossroads in his career, moving away from chasing the Hollywood leading man dream to focusing on Independent film. “You get to a point where you say, OK, I’m not going to be Iron Man. So maybe I should be hanging with [Richard] Linklater and [Alexander]Payne. Maybe this is my crew instead of Sandler and Apatow and Stiller. They’re all still my boys, but maybe, artistically, my crew is over here.”
Like a lot of middle age men, Chris Rock is seeking a reboot, changing his personal and professional goals.It will be interesting to see if Top 5 is just the first stepping stone to a new career as a risk taking film director using comedy to comment or social issues instead of seeing how many jokes he can squeeze into a film.
Just having the desire puts him ahead of 95% of comedy directors.
