Meagan
Monique Good was born on August 8, 1981 in Panorama, California
which is where she developed her interest in show business
at a very early age. Meagan began doing TV commercials at
the age of four, and added acting to her repertoire by 1994,
when she made her feature film debut in House Party 3.
But
her spellbinding performance as Cicely Batiste in Eve’s
Bayou proved to be the breakout role which would really kickstart
the talented teenager’s career. From there, the photogenic
phenom landed on such popular television series as Touched
by an Angel, the Parent ’Hood, Moesha, The Steve Harvey
Show, Raising Dad, The Division and My Wife and Kids. And
Meagan has met with even more success on the big screen, landing
appearances in a wide variety of films which has ranged from
Roll Bounce to Venom to D.E.B.S. to The Cookout to You Got
Served to 3 Strikes to House Party 4 to Biker Boyz and beyond.
Here,
she chats about her latest outing in Waist Deep as Coco, where
she co-stars with Tyrese as a 21st Century version of Bonnie
and Clyde.
KW:
Waist Deep is your first action movie. Was it fun to make?
MG:
Yeah, it was fun. But I got hurt.
KW:
How?
MG:
I got punched in the stomach twice, in the garage scene. And
my feet were destroyed, because the heels that I wore had
no give. My feet were, like, horrible after the fact from
running up and down alley in the hot sun. My sweating feet
were attaching to the shoes like they were one, and that was
not good.
KW:
You got punched in the stomach twice? Why didn’t
you ask them to use a stuntwoman after the first one
connected?
MG: After the first one, it took us
a long time to get the second one, because I was really
scared that I was going to get punched in the stomach
again. So, every time he’d go in for the blow,
I’d jump back extra quick. Finally, I said to
myself, “Okay, I getta get this right. We did
it once, that’s what happened, but I’ve
got to relax and get it a second time.” Well,
after they shot it again, they checked the gate and
said, “We got it.” I was like, “Yeah,
you’re damn right, you got it.”
KW:
Was making an action movie very different from
what you expected?
MG:
No, it wasn’t very different from what I had anticipated.
I expected to work very hard, to possibly get hurt a
little, and to not be exactly comfortable with everything
I was asked to do, but to do it.
KW:
Which scene from the movie is your favorite?
MG:
My favorite scene is when we first separate. Where he
takes the car, and has the police follow him, and he
has me and his son pull off the opposite way.
KW:
When you watched the movie, were you able to get caught
up in the story and the action, or were you constantly
critiquing yourself?
MG:
Well, I’ve only seen it once, so that first time
I was just criticizing myself. I haven’t really
seen the “movie” movie yet. I have to see
it a couple of times first. Then, I’ll start watching
for a million different things.
KW:
You’ve been in show business basically all your
life, and I’m sure you tend to get praised and
put up on a pedestal for everything you do. Do you have
someone close to you who helps keep you grounded? A
friend who can be honest with you even if a performance
wasn’t your best?
MG:
I don’t think she knows it, but my mom is my harshest
critic. If I ask her, “What did you think of that
one scene where…” She’s like, “You
mean, where you overacted?” And I go, “No,
that’s not what I meant, but what scene are you
talking about, now that you mentioned it?” She’s
very honest with me, and I appreciate that, because
a lot of people aren’t.
KW:
If you could get a break from showbiz for awhile, what
would your ideal vacation be like?
MG:
Gee, I’d wanna go somewhere in Hawaii, like to
a small island that nobody knows of, and just live there
for three months.
KW:
Was it awkward watching yourself kiss Tyrese
onscreen, since the two of you are long-time friends,
sort of like brother and sister in real-life?
MG:
No, when I watched it onscreen, I wanted to cover my
mom’s eyes, but I don’t mind it so much.
I didn’t see us as Meagan and Tyrese, but as Coco
and O2. So, I was more concerned with whether my character
was always consistent, because if I’ve accomplished
that, then I’ve done my job.
KW:
I’m sure Tyrese has a lot of young female fans
who’d like to know whether he’s a good kisser.
MG:
I was in character so I don’t know.
KW:
What would your character say?
MG:
She’d definitely say, say, “Yes.”
He’s a sweetheart.
KW:
Are you different from your character, Coco?
MG:
I had to learn her mentality, which was something completely
different from what I know. And I had to learn how she
would think and how she goes about things, which was
different from how I think and go about things. One
isn’t better than the other, but they’re
just different. And I really, really had to learn that
in order for me to maneuver her as a character.
KW:
Why should women want to see Waist Deep, an action flick
with a lot of male appeal?
MG:
I think women, first of all, are going to like it because
of [co-stars] The Game [aka Jayceon Taylor], Larenz
[Tate], and Tyrese. Also, I think they will relate to
what my character, Coco, has been through, losing someone
that she loves and kind of doing it all by herself.
I think a lot of women can comprehend this and relate
to her on one level or another. Hopefully, they will
love the fact that Coco doesn’t play, but she
does what she has to do to get it done. And I really
think they should see this movie because everyone enjoys
a Bonnie and Clyde flick.
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