I've lost count of the times I've been asked to 'be' Malcolm Tucker: to go on a political program on television, presumably in order to be the character and give opinions as him.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Everyone wants me to be this political person... I'm not Malcolm X.
When I began my political career, I identified with Malcolm X.
I'm an actor who plays an intriguing character, not a political pundit.
I didn't really want to inject myself into anything political. A lot of people were asking me at the time about Jay and Conan, and I hate doing anything serious.
I only became an actor to get your attention, to challenge the archetype of an African American male; I can't be anything else in this lifetime than an African American man.
I have always had trouble recognizing myself in the features of the intellectual playing his political role according to the screenplay that you are familiar with and whose heritage deserves to be questioned.
I don't consider myself a political comedian because it's so hard. It takes time away from me saying terrible things about TV.
When I got to 'The Daily Show,' they asked me to have a political opinion. It turned out that I had one, but I didn't realize quite how liberal I was until I was asked to make passionate comedic choices as opposed to necessarily successful comedic choices.
I met Malcolm the month before he was killed. He deeply changed my mind about America.
I've always been exactly who I am on TV. I'm not playing a role.