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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.

Courtesy: Black News

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