Ben Affleck And Chris Tucker Speak On How "AIR" Highlights The Creation Of Equity In The Black Community In The US

Speaking on marginalised communities, Chris, you play a role where you're bridging the gap between a "white" company and Black athletes. I saw that when your character was communicating with Michael Jordan's parents, Viola and Julius, there was a tone shift, was that something you could relate to? Did you pull from any real-life experiences where you had to change the way you speak depending on the people around you?

Chris: You know what, no. But talking to Howard I learned he went to an all-white high school and he became class president in the '60s. So I was pulling from that more than anything, like how did he do that? I was talking to his teachers and they were like "everybody loved Howard" and it didn't hurt that he was an All-American basketball player. Everybody loved him because he was winning on the basketball team, but he was also a nice guy and he had a reputation for being a nice guy. You can't get a voted class president if you're messing around and doing bad things. So I pulled from that. If you are who you are, no matter where you are, people are going to like you and they're going to not like you, but just be consistent and, try to be a good person, you're gonna get doors that are gonna open for you.