/UCWE/ - The UCW Radio Host Louis Velazquez had the opportunity and honor to have the great actor Phil Morris on the show.
Phil Morris is what most people should aspire to be in life, he has tirelessly worked towards perfecting his craft all the while seizes as many opportunities as he could along the way. He has stared in countless films and television series' and he is still going strong by following the same path that has brought him success, which is hard word, a respect for not only the entertainment business and the art of performing but also for himself by aligning himself with projects with meaning, and its not all about the money with Phil Morris, its about being a part of something greater than himself.
He is a man of high integrity and being a Hollywood mainstay has not jaded himself in the least. Although he was around many major television and film stars growing up due to his father, Greg Morris, and his role on Mission Impossible, the original series.
Ironically Phil had the unique opportunity to revive that role in Mission Impossible in 1988. He has accomplished so many things during his career its staggering.
He has studied Martial Arts for well over 25 years and continues to do so to this day, being a high ranking practitioner in the art of Wing Chun. He is truly a great person, not only for his accomplishments but for his view of the world and his actions, which speak so much louder than his words.
"I thought I was funny, I've done alot of dramatic stuff, I've been the straight man in a lot of comedies I had never been the funny, even though I thought I was a funny guy in real life, my friend thought I was funny, I took my acting so seriously that I was looking for that signifigance and I was missing the funny. When I had to read for Jackie Chiles (Seinfeld) I had to kind of give it all away , it wasn't even about what funny is but more of who this guy is. When I committed to that guy then I found the funny. It was very interesting , on a hot Saturday afternoon I went over with five other African American actors, all in our suits, we went over to CBS Radford in the Valley , auditioned for Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, and I was the lucky guy who got the part," said Phil Morris during the interview.
Phil Morris on his connection with Wing Chun, "I was driving down the street on day in 1987 and I'll never forget it, there was a little rain in the air, on Venice Blvd and I was going home and I saw a sign to my right that said Wing Chun Kung Fu. I went whaaaatttt and I almost crashed the car, I never saw a Wing Chun School, I really didn't even know what Wing Chun was about other than this was a style that Bruce Lee studied and I had a book by Jame Yim Lee, a Green book, I saw the movements but didn't know what it was all about, I've never seen anyone do it. I pulled into the parking lot, I had to know what this was about, I had a burning inside of me, I rang the bell and an Asian cat came down. He looks at me and I look at him, he asked I can help you, I said that I really want to study Wing Chun, he looks at me and says, what are you 6'1''? I said yes, he said I am 5'6'', and how would he stop me, I was confused so my answer was I don't know, this is our first interaction, he looks at me and said well if it were me I would shoot you of course, and that is how my Wing Chun life began." said Phil Morris about Wing Chun.
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