Barton Fitzpatrick Talks Power Book IV: Force, White People Money, And More

May 2024 ยท 3 minute read

Yeah. Do you find that these series authentically represent the city you call home? Or do they maybe not represent it well?

I think casting me, they do. By casting actors such as myself and employing writers who are actually from the city, yeah, definitely. I think so. I think we could definitely do a better job always. There's always room for improvement in any aspect. But yeah, I think it's ... I'm impressed, and I'm proud of the stories that I've seen. You know?

Yeah. In that same vein, obviously where we come from sort of shapes us. How has growing up in Chicago shaped you or your career, your life?

The hustle. I lived in L.A. for a couple of years and everybody is just blacked out because maybe it's the weather. Everything is just so chill and it's just relaxed. But here it's like maybe, maybe just the winter time, just that cold hunger that we just have.

They portray us to be so negative in the media, of course, but that happens in specific areas of the city. Chicago is the most gorgeous place in the world, in my opinion. But great parenting, great family, friends, keeping myself in the proper circles, all of that, just played a part into my career and into my life. So I owe everything to Chicago. I pay homage to Chicago, whatever I do. You know?

Yeah. I love that. I definitely have experienced something similar. I'm from Dayton, Ohio, and just moved to L.A. last year. And it's definitely a different vibe.

Exactly. Yeah. Oh, yeah. From Dayton? Yeah. Come on now. You know.

Yeah.

You know Midwest. Yeah. We just different. We just built different. You know?

Exactly. Switching gears a little bit, your film "White People Money" is one of the most-viewed films on Hulu. So I wanted to ask you, what has the fan reception been like for you since that movie blew up like it did?

You know what? We shot that movie in five days, at the end of 2019. And it was just like, I just wanted to just spread my wings and show versatility. I'm the biggest goofball. My family finds it to be fascinating for me to portray such dark characters. So it was like the director, he's a Chicago native, Mark Harris, independent upcoming filmmaker, gave me a call.

So, I actually have to say, I lied, actually. He actually did write the role Kareem specifically for me. When he called me, he said he had me specifically in mind, when he was writing the script. So, yeah. I mean, it was amazing.

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