Act Like You Got Some Sense, Jamie Foxx
Act Like You Got Some Sense, Jamie Foxx
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Act Like You Got Some Sense
And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me

Author: Jamie Foxx

Narrator: Jamie Foxx, Corinne Foxx

Unabridged: 5 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/19/2021


Synopsis

From Academy Award-winning multi-talent Jamie Foxx, a hilariously candid look at the joys and pitfalls of being the father of two daughters. Jamie Foxx has won an Academy Award and a Grammy Award, laughed with sitting presidents, and partied with the biggest names in hip-hop. But he is most proud of his role as father to two very independent young women, Corinne and Anelise. Jamie might not always know what he’s doing when it comes to raising girls—especially when they talk to him about TikTok (PlikPlok?) and don’t share his enthusiasm for flashy Rolls Royces—but he does his best to show up for them every single day.

Luckily, he has a strong example to follow: his beloved late grandmother, Estelle Marie Talley.  Jamie learned everything he knows about parenting from the fierce woman who raised him: As he puts it, she’s “Madea before Tyler Perry put on the pumps and the gray wig.”
 
In Act Like You Got Some Sense—a title inspired by Estelle—Jamie shares up close and personal stories about the tough love and old-school values he learned growing up in the small town of Terrell, Texas; his early days trying to make it in Hollywood; the joys and challenges of achieving stardom; and how each phase of his life shaped his parenting journey. Hilarious, poignant, and always brutally honest, this is Jamie Foxx like we’ve never seen him before.

Reviews

This is a pretty short read. You can probably get through it in a day. I really enjoyed it! Learning a bit more about Jamie Foxx is interesting and hysterical. His take on professional life and, his love for his family is beautiful and honest. This guy is so funny. I cannot imagine living in a house......more

Goodreads review by da on April 21, 2022

Entertaining and candid, Foxx offers a good look at what it takes to become a star. I don't have kids, so I didn't listen to it for parenting advice.......more

Goodreads review by Kameel on December 20, 2021

I actually enjoyed this story and Jamie Foxx's story telling style....this book didn't necessarily go in any particular order....Jamie Foxx was sort of all over the place....but oddly, it worked for him and the way he told his story and the things he learned from his daughters. Jamie did the narrati......more

Goodreads review by Shane on April 23, 2022

Act like you got some sense by Jamie Foxx is a great Memoir. I really enjoyed this one and have recommended it to several people. This is a great story of success and life. What I most enjoyed were his stories about parenting. I listened to this on audible and always like when the author reads their......more

Goodreads review by Tamara on October 26, 2021

Wow, I really enjoyed this book.......more


Quotes

"In this debut full of genuine reflection and heartfelt humor, actor and comedian Foxx riffs on parenting (“You ain’t ready for it”) and the life experiences that gradually helped shape him as a father. . . Foxx writes in a jovial manner, with jokes flying constantly. . . Yet where this book truly excels is in its honesty, offering an intimate look past Jamie Foxx the famous actor to reveal a relatable figure."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A practical, sometimes profane, always entertaining guide to the fine art of parenting."—Kirkus Reviews

"In cheerfully meandering stories, Foxx displays his comedic timing and pacing and is always entertaining, blending the folksy yet hard-edged wisdom of his adoptive grandmother with hard-won, more worldly "New Dad" sensibilities. . . Foxx's parenting-advice book is the equivalent of a vitamin-packed smoothie: sweet, fun, and easy to enjoy, full of slyly concealed nourishment and goodness."—Booklist