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Tyrese Gibson This undated Handout Photo shows Tyrese Gibson in the short film “Shame.” Gibson visited Aruba that I have this God-given
to promote his short film “Shame” at the 5th Annual Aruba International Film Festival (AIFF), held stage to motivate and in-
Continued from Page 13 October 7 – 11, 2015. spire people, that’s the
biggest gift in the world.
In his mind he’s still ego to the small screen. chises of all time, Gibson focused on the arts. I love It’s something that I don’t
Teddy Pendergrass, sex take for granted. You got
symbol, hot stage perform- Despite his presence in two insists, “My interest is not it. I got a lot of people that people waking up every
er, and all of a sudden he day saying, ‘How can I be
can’t move. of the biggest movie fran- to be a movie star, I’m just look up to me, and the fact more famous?’ That’s not
There’s something very my interest. Being around
interesting and powerful the Vin Diesels and the Will
about that dynamic, and Smiths of the world, I don’t
we’re gonna explore that.” want that life. That’s a dif-
The actor also shares that ferent level of pressure that
“I know some stuff. Teddy I don’t necessarily want to
Pendergrass and Marvin carry.”
Gaye were archenemies. Gibson, in fact, welcomes
Teddy had an affair with the ensemble nature of his
Marvin Gaye’s wife. A lot big box-office vehicles.
of people don’t know that. “I don’t care that I’m not in
We’ll get into all that in this every single scene in these
movie.” movies, that I’m not num-
Gibson is completely un- ber one on the call sheet.
daunted by the challenge It doesn’t bruise my ego.
of such a demanding role. When we have that many
“I’m ready, I got this,” he people in one movie, I get
assures. two, three weeks off some-
Though he didn’t want times and I love it! I get to
“Shame” to compete with go do some other [stuff].”
the Pendergrass project, This article has been re-
Gibson says he’s been in printed with the expresses
discussions with several permission of noted film
studios about expanding journalist Kevin Lally, and
it into a TV series a la “Em- can be found online at:
pire,” and he’d be more www.filmjournal.com.q
than willing to take the
character of Lionel Jacobs
