With his unique choice of character roles, easygoing personality and enviable clothing choices, actor Michael B. Jordan has managed to not only blow fans away on screen, but he's also known to steal some hearts in the process. The Fantastic Four star recently sat down with GQ for their October "How-to Issue" and spoke candidly about his dating life, fulfilling women's needs, and where he hopes to take his career in the future.
Wipe that drool from your mouth ladies, because things are about to get juicy!
Coming from humble beginnings and a hustler's spirit, Jordan is slowly, but surely, becoming a household name. Kicking off his career 16 years ago when he moved to Los Angeles to fulfill his dreams, Jordan has since been featured in several hit television series and films like Fruitvale Station, The Wire, Friday Night Lights, Hardball, Parenthood, and Red Tails.
With fame comes admiration, but when you look like Jordan, it can come a little easier than you'd like. He's is no stranger to getting attention from females. Since his fame has escalated to new heights in the past couple of years, the pressure to settle down has only become harder. However, the New Jersey native made a personal promise at an early age that he wouldn't settle down in his 20s. So at the moment, Jordan is just having fun.
"I understand what females want and need, you know. I'm good at that," Jordan said in his GQ interview for October 2015. "I don't know if I'm the guy to give it to them right now. I'm emotionally unavailable. Until I find something that's so undeniable that I can't help myself. Other than that, I need to work on making sure my mom is okay. That's all I care about, honestly. Females, they come and go."
Surprisingly enough, he admitted to never having a real serious committed relationship. Jordan doesn't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. His main focus is keeping his family happy and secure. They're his number one supporters and "if they're not good, he's not good."
Recalling a time when he was living in Newark, New Jersey, forced to sleep in the kitchen with his family as they used the stove for heat in the winter, Jordan knows the struggles they had to face weren't easy but they made it through together. So until he's able to provide for his family the way he dreams of doing, females and relationships will have to take a backseat on his road to success.
With relationship drama far from his mind, Jordan is looking to make some major changes with his career moves in the future. When it comes to acting inspiration, he admires the career paths Robert DeNiro and Ryan Gosling have created for themselves due to smart choices. In order to keep himself from playing stereotypical black roles and prevent his mother from ever seeing him die on screen again, Jordan has created new rules for his acting agenda and his agent.
Jordan wants role that are typically written for white actors. He has no desire to take on a role a where his race is a significant part of his character's story, he wants to be known for just the role. Attaching himself to projects that have depth, gets his audience thinking, and provides an outlet for them to make a connection with his character are his main goals.
There are no signs of Jordan slowing down in the near future, with women or his career. As he continues to take control of his life and steer his career towards something worth remembering, Jordan remains the same quiet down-to-earth guy he's been all his life. You can catch Jordan as Adonis Johnson in Creed on Nov. 25.
