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title: "2 Be a man Quotes By Jamie Foxx"
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> [Connecting with my daughter is the most important thing in my life - the priority. I want to be a man who shows up for her. I want to have such a big influence on her, so that she knows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/connecting-with-my-daughter-is-the-most-important-thing-in-my-life/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f35/jamie-foxx-3100_be-a-man_connecting-with-my-daughter-is-the-most_976033.jpg)

> [I've had to be a man since I was 12 or 13. I had a job. And I was playing the piano for people twice my age. Handling responsibility is what makes a man a man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/i-ve-had-to-be-a-man-since-i-was-12-or-13-i-had-a-job-and-i-was/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

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## Other authors on Be a man

## More by Jamie Foxx

> [What we do in New Orleans, man - we party!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/what-we-do-in-new-orleans-man-we-party/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

> [Doc Rivers been hoarse since birth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/doc-rivers-been-hoarse-since-birth/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

> [Every two, three years there is a movie about the Holocaust because they want you to remember and they want you to be reminded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/every-two-three-years-there-is-a-movie-about-the-holocaust-because/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

> [As a kid, the first thing you got was your military men. You set yourself up in the sandbox and go to war. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/as-a-kid-the-first-thing-you-got-was-your-military-men-you-set/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

> [ In L.A. you can hide. I can hide at the beach, hide up in the hills. \[In Miami\] everybody is looking at you. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/in-l-a-you-can-hide-i-can-hide-at-the-beach-hide-up-in-the-hills-in/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

> [My homies that are around me never give me that 'star pass.' I've hung out with some stars who are playing basketball and everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/my-homies-that-are-around-me-never-give-me-that-star-pass-i-ve-hung/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

> [You know what? I never really factor Hollywood into anything. I'm a black actor, so I can't really control what Hollywood thinks. I gotta…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/you-know-what-i-never-really-factor-hollywood-into-anything-i-m-a/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

> [After six hours of being blind, you lose the sense of how a person is physically. It was amazing to hear the little buzzing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/after-six-hours-of-being-blind-you-lose-the-sense-of-how-a-person-is/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

> [It's good to be surrounded by black folks. Black folks are music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/it-s-good-to-be-surrounded-by-black-folks-black-folks-are-music/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

> [But don't get caught out there looking goofy. It's weird. When you do something that stinks, it's going to last forever on the Internet.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/but-don-t-get-caught-out-there-looking-goofy-it-s-weird-when-you-do/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

> [I don't know if I'm built for marriage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/i-don-t-know-if-i-m-built-for-marriage/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

> [I look forward to working with the NAACP in bringing immediate and ongoing aid to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/i-look-forward-to-working-with-the-naacp-in-bringing-immediate-and/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

> [You gotta have the balls to go out there and be funny, man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/you-gotta-have-the-balls-to-go-out-there-and-be-funny-man/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

> [I hit one wrong note and he stopped, ... He said, 'Why'd you do that? Don't do that. Don't hit wrong notes.' And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/i-hit-one-wrong-note-and-he-stopped-he-said-why-d-you-do-that-don-t/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

> [It's hard to be a celebrity nowadays. It's not about your track record anymore. If you have a great movie, you're good. If not,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/it-s-hard-to-be-a-celebrity-nowadays-it-s-not-about-your-track-record/)

[Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/)

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