Michael Ealy opens up about his worst moment of his life. He recently starred in the psychological thriller ‘The Intruder’ where he plays one half of the newly-wed
couple. After the couple buys their dreamhouse, everything falls apart.
Bad Company - The Movie
When Michael Ealy got a small part in the movie ‘Bad Company’
alongside Chris Rock, he was so excited. He, kind of, was a big fan of the
other and watched all his movies. Michael, after playing in an episode in the ‘Law
and Order’ was ready for acting and did an audition for ‘Bad Company’.
He didn’t get the part he auditioned for but the director,
Joel Schumacher saw something in him and wrote a special character involvement
for him.
His First Meet With Chris Rock
Michael enjoyed his days on shoot and Joel was great. He was
a little nervous to meet Chris Rock as he was at his peak in his career and
everyone idolized him. At first, Michael felt that Chris was indifferent to
him.
As the whole movie was being filmed, Chris was the same. At
their reshoot for Chris and Kerry’s wedding, Michael played the best man, Chris
looked at Michael and said: ‘You still in business, huh?’.
Michael felt extremely disrespectful and was crushed. He was
devastated and Kerry stood up for him too and for that he still loves her.
How Did That Moment Turn His Life?
The moment changed his life. He was very angry and he
clearly had two choices in his life to make. He could either become successful
or quit the “show business” and prove Chris right. He made up his mind that
day.
After A Few Years…
Michael worked so hard and was professional in all the works
that he did and he met Chris again in the 2005 Golden Globes. He was nominated
for the drama ‘Sleepercell’ and met him when he was rushing to the bathroom.
Chris apologized to him for what he said and he also added
that he loved Michael’s work. Michael cried at the moment because Chris
remembered what he did and owned his mistake. That mattered a lot to him.
The Moral
Michael found this moment of his life as a takeaway. There
will be a lot of people who will not believe in what we are doing. It doesn’t mean
that we have to give up. We have to keep pushing.
Plus, he learned how to treat others, well in this case, how
not to treat others. It was not Chris’ call to make if Michael wanted to be in
the show business or not. Michael fixed his goal, worked on it and achieved it.
Written by - Keerthana Lakshmi
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