The Taiwanese heartthrob, in town recently for Italian fashion brand Paul & Shark’s opening party, tells us about his fave pop culture moments.
8 DAYS: Since your name is Godfrey, which actor do you think has a voice that most sounds like God?
GODFREY GAO: Morgan Freeman?(Smiles) His voice is very soothing and it’s very persuasive and he had a role… I think it was something with Jim Carrey… Bruce Almighty. Ever since that movie, I just think of Morgan Freeman as God.
Which movie made you want to be an actor?
It was probably a Jackie Chan movie. When I was little, my parents took me to one of his movies in Taiwan and after walking out of the theatre, I wanted to be like him. I grew up wanting to be like Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee and Jet Li. You can say that it wasn’t character actors but action stars who made me want to act. Action movies was my first gateway into entertainment. I was very into the Fast and Furious movies and the Power Rangers. Actually, I wasn’t into acting until I was given a chance. I was playing basketball and I wanted to do that professionally.
Speaking of basketball, which NBA star do you think is the better actor? Shaquille O’Neal in Kazaam, Michael Jordan in Space Jam or Lebron James in Trainwreck?
I would have to go with Shaq. He’s just got more character and a lot more facial expressions than Jordan and Lebron. It’s true that Lebron was fantastic in Trainwreck but he’s Lebron. Although I liked his commercials, you know, when he started as an 18, 19-year-old and got signed to Nike. I thought those were good ’cos he played a lot characters. But Shaq is the better actor.
Do you have a favourite onscreen couple?
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