Tomorrow Isn't Promised" - Michael B. Jordan On The Lessons Of "A Journal For Jordan"

We're back with Michael B. Jordan you're starring in the new film a journal for Jordan Yes, sir, and and the Jordan in this is not you Michael B. Jordan. It's it's a child's name. It's a son's name and you play Sergeant King I believe tell the people what the movies about so it's a true-life story about Charles Monroe King He was a first sergeant and he basically wrote a journal to his son while he was at war Yeah, he's a beautiful family man He wrote a journal to his son while he was at war On how to be a man all the things and the life lessons that he wanted to tell him just in case he didn't make it Back now, unfortunately, he didn't make it back from war, but he had that journal So the movie is basically about you know, Danny Kennedy is the love of his life who who basically, you know Took the journal wrote a novel and then we adapted it turned into a script and it's uh, it's about love It's about sacrifice. It's about You know passing on your legacy pack passing on life lessons how to be a better person and how to cherish the people that are around you while you're here because time waits for anybody waits for nobody Especially this last couple years. I think with the quarantine in the pandemic. I think we all kind of had a you know, I News flash that you have to cherish the moments that you have the people you care about because tomorrow isn't promise One thing that interests me about playing this is that you're playing a real person and I Imagine it must be pretty rare as an actor to be able to read the journal. Yes And that is is that period of time that you're portraying? What did you what lessons that this man was trying to teach his son stay with you? It's it's it's crazy because as you're reading you're you're really getting into this guy's thoughts the dates You know, you can see the dust on you know the dirt from the sand on on some of the pages and you just kind of like imagine the things that he was going through and What he really wanted to tell his son that he couldn't tell him in person. Where was he stationed by the way? He was stationed in Fort Irwin And he bounced around to a few different bases. Well, but but in Afghanistan and Iraq as well He um, one of the biggest lessons and takeaways. I think I read from the journalism, you know It's actually a quote in the movie is like look at your mother and that'll tell you what I think beautiful is and I think that Is so strong, you know, it's not about you know, the beauty on the outside But it's it's who you are on the inside somebody that's gonna be kind somebody that's gonna be your friend somebody that's gonna protect your heart But also somebody who is gonna, you know protect you and build you up So that was I thought it was just beautiful because it's something that's really lost nowadays I think people are so caught up on the outside and what people see But they get lost and what's really on the inside because that's what's really gonna carry you through the hard times Yeah, it doesn't matter what's on the outside on the inside I'm the sexiest man You know what? And that's all that matters. It does. I think I think I'm damn sexy I got I got his contact sexy. I got a contact sexy right now. We have to take another break but stick around We're right back with more Michael You