I've always liked PMT a lot. I never knew anything about him until he did Miami Vice but I've always liked his outlook on life and people. He's always had such a genuinely humble presence about him and he's always been so grateful for his time on Vice but it's always made me sad how he never seemed to get any recognition after it ended. He did move on to other projects but *none* of them had any real recognition. It has always amazed me how some people can be so successful on the most popular show in the country at the time yet disappear once the project is done and over with. Ironically he resides in Miami - Kendall actually.
Wow! These comments are the opposite of what i was expecting after viewing this interview. I thought PMT was pretty darn cool here. Opening up about his goals and aspirations. If you think small, you get small in return. I was so inspired by this short segment. I saw nothing negative in it at all. Shoot for the stars, at least you'll fall on a cloud.
The guy is smooth, charismatic, very handsome and has high aspirations, some of which are really beautiful. I am struggling to work out why they are getting arrogance from this.
He is my favorite actor on Miami Vice. Smart, handsome, always has his team back and immensely talented. I wish we saw Phillip Michael Thomas in more TV and film roles
PMT IS LEGEND. Very intelligent, extremely insightful. MIAMI VICE was/is an EXTRAORDINARILY EXCEPTIONAL piece of work in that watching it three decades later it looks as if it is being filmed today!!
Philip really speaks from the heart ive heard many statements that he is the nicest man and doesnt have a bad bone in his body and it most definetly appears that way in his interviews.We love you Phillip thank you for everything you did for miami ,dade county and south florida.
@@kal-os5391He did the voice of Lance Vance in GTA Vice City (along with Ray Liotta, Danny Trejo, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, & Fairuza Balk among others) and its prequel game Vice City Stories.
Just to end up sucker punched jokingly by one of Shaq's bodyguards, and then when he got angry Shaq told him ¨If you have psychic powers, why you didn't predict that mofo?¨
Man, I wished that interview was longer. PMT - Mr Cool and a snappy dresser. What a fascinating man. It was cool to see how both actors would display their intensity, and then their empathy.
Thanks for posting. April 25, 1986 was a big day in my life as that is the day that I went to active duty (US Navy) and entered Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, IL for basic training. So for the next two months, I would be watching that much TV. Hopefully, someone will post shows that aired between April 25 and June 26, 1986. Again, thanks.
His positivity and clean living are real. He wanted to be a minister before his acting career. He doesn’t drink, smoke and he’s a vegan. He makes mention to that on one of the Miami Vice episodes. Tyler Perry should bring him into the fold for one of his shows.
Tyler Perry is an "agent" for black male " misrepresentation. He would never put PMT in his movies unless he was "gay" or could be "manipulated" into playing a "degenerate" or incompetent idiot.
Contrast this interview with the last moments of Miami Vice and the Freefall episode in 1989. When Tubbs and Crockett say goodbye to each other on the waterfront over the Testarossa, the emotion from PMT looks very real. He looks ruefully like he knows this it, that the big break just came and went.
Wow so ahead of his time. I had no idea he was so deep. Dont think people were getting him in the audience or Johnny Carson. The Law of Attraction thing wasnt mainstream like it is now.
Why not be a billionaire? The man can dream big for 1986. You got to like his energy an ambition. I grew up in the 80's & still could remember going home watching Miami Vice before heading out on Friday nights. Peace & Blessings
He is one of my favorite actors. Always wanted to be like him while he was on Vice! He and Johnson got to live and hang out in Miami right before it got really crazy like it is now.
I remember seeing this on TV and instantly loving Johnny Carson for treating PMT with such respect, at a time when there was a lot of mockery about his desire to EGOT. These days many performers are the triple-threat variety and its more common to get all 4 awards.
I'll say this. I know someone who ran into him a few years ago & said he was extremely nice. In fact, most accounts of people meeting PMT are pretty positive. I'm sure on top of the mountain his head got pretty big but it's past. I'm not holding that against him this many years later. I enjoyed Miami Vice the show & didn't care what the actors were like. I enjoy sports and there are plenty of bad guys in that field.
I actually saw him about three years ago on the strip on South Beach (Ocean Drive) and walked up and met him. He was extremely pleasant and outgoing and was happy to take a moment to talk to me. I expressed how much I loved his work on Vice, which I know he gets a lot of, but PMT was very warm and receptive and we spoke for about 10 minutes at a small cafe on the strip. It was a real pleasure meeting and talking to him :)
Actually, Im currently in the process of trying to interview Mr. Thomas. So far, it has been nothing but a pleasure to work with his agent. Mr. Thomas is very positive and it's a shame a lot of people mistake it for ego. I'm really looking forward to speaking with him and really digging into what makes him tick.
True my best friend's mother took her on a Caribbean Cruise they saw him at the airport in Miami, she took a photo with him, and this was in the early 80s.
Don Johnson received most of the attention, but if you watch the show, there are many episodes, where to me, Phillip's character, Ricardo Tubbs, was the slightly more stand out character?? At least, that is what it seemed to me when i watched re runs a couple of years ago. Phillip should of been given more attention than he received so it is nice to see him here on Johnny Carson.
I don't know him personally but, he always impressed me as someone who was too nice to fulfill his full potential and not that I am here to judge him in any way but, I think even he would say he is perfectly ok with that because he never lost sense of his true self. PMT has always been a very spiritual person who lived a very healthy lifestyle and took exceptional care of himself. Ricardo Tubbs was a role he was absolutely BORN to play and NOBDY else could have brought all of the things he brought to that role. He is living his fullest life full of great successes across many disciplines. He should have been an even bigger star. He is very, very talented.
Philip Michael Thomas the versatile actor and singer of hit television series "Miami Vice" who coined the phrase of the often mentioned honor of both accomplished and aspiring performers E.G.O.T. Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and a Tony
Check out his reggae song called 'starry eyed' if you like that kind of genre, I was confused when i first came across him thinking isnt this the same guy from miami vice? lol
That guy is AMAZING, Brilliant just like Don Johnson 2 hot sexy guys ,good actors ,good singers they have it all ,miss them so much ,i Will give anything To go back time in the 80 when the music was so good and the tv shows like Miami vice were my favorite !!!!
I really liked him in Miami Vice, but it ruined his life...the guy was on his way up, hit a plateau in this part playing Tubs, and just dies as an actor.
He's not dead and yes he was a good actor, musical ly not so much but him and Don Johnson starred in two shows together and it was great and the original Sparkle movie is a classic.
Yes. I don't think he was cast properly. He was a sex symbol. Passionate and masculine but not a tough guy. He had a smooth speaking voice, sparkling eyes, full curly hair, and creamy skin. He looked sensual and luscious. He also had a great singing voice. And he was very passionate and charismatic. He definitely had what it takes to be a star. He definitely could have used better direction with his singing and acting career.
First, if it were a white man saying the things PMT was saying, I bet the media would say he's "charming" and "positive" and "inspirational", but, because it's a black man, who, shared positive quotes and, who, was ambitious and aspired to winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony - EGOT, the term coined by PMT - all of a sudden, he is perceived, as, being, "self-centered" and "egotistical" and "arrogant", when, in truth and in fact, PMT was just sharing his aspirations with the world - in the 1985 article, entitled, "The Ego Has Landed" and in the above interview - and showing the world, that, he aspired to bigger and better things and, in the process, encouraged others to dream big and strive to achieve their goals, just as he was trying to do, back then...That's, exactly, the kind of positive and inspirational message, that, more celebrities need to share with their viewers, listeners and readers, whenever they're interviewed...I've heard white celebrities say they would love to win an Oscar and/or a Grammy and/or some other award, but, they're not called "egotistical"...I've heard other celebrities quote positive sayings, either those they made up themselves or those that were said by remarkable and outstanding men and women, yet, they weren't described in the way PMT has been described, by some...So what if he compared himself with Gandhi? ("The Ego Has Landed" article)...Gandhi was just a man, no matter his great achievements and, moreover, who better to compare oneself to and emulate?...Having seen the above interview and read the aforementioned article, I perceive the PMT, as, being, very ambitious, inspirational, motivational, intelligent, articulate, generous, very hardworking, very health-conscious and a perfectionist.
Oh please, what you just said is the epitome of racism and stupidity. Name a single white celebrity who is as full of himself as PMT was in this interview that the media talks positively about. *NOBODY* likes a self-absorbed person regardless of what race they are. Most successful people have big goals and that's a good thing, but being full of yourself and constantly talking about how wonderful you are is an entirely different thing which most people find boring and obnoxious.
Shazam I disagree with you and take offense to your characterization of me, because I defended PMT...However, you are entitled to your opinion...Perception is a very subjective thing...Many people mistake confidence and ambition, for arrogance and self-centeredness...How was he "full of himself", in this interview...I hear young, ambitious, up and coming white celebrities being interviewed, everyday, and I've heard them say things not dissimilar to what PMT said, in this interview, yet, they aren't characterized the way you and others choose to characterize PMT...Donald Trump, clearly, is arrogant and narcissistic, but, compare him to PMT and they are like cheese and chalk...What did PMT say, in this interview, that, made you say what you said about him?
Patrick Gallimore Having goals and being confident is one thing. Assuming that everyone wants to constantly hear about those goals and about how highly you regard yourself is an entirely different thing. Many famous people have achieved far greater successes than a long-forgotten PMT could have ever dreamed of and they were never this self-absorbed. The point is about being modest, humble and classy in spite of your goals and successes. If you want to take offense to something, try a mediocre TV actor who never achieved anything extraordinary comparing himself to the likes of world-changing figures like Gandhi, Edison and Ford. You made this a racial thing by claiming a white person wouldn't receive the same criticism such as in the 1985 People Magazine article, and that's what I'm calling racist and stupid, nothing to do with characterizing you. Donald Trump is considered an utter joke by the majority of the country, 1000x worse than anyone ever thought of PMT, so how is he supposed to be an example of what you're saying? To answer your question about this particular interview though, for starters, he couldn't just say he was honored to be on the Johnny Carson show and leave it at that. He instead had to explain how it was a "continuation of one of my dreams and visions that I put in motion" and make it all about him. This doesn't mean he was a bad person or that I hate him, but on the contrary nobody was a bigger fan of Miami Vice than I was and in my view nobody but PMT could play the role of Rico Tubbs better than him. This is just a reality about his real-life personality at the time. Don Johnson back then was actually far worse than him, but now as older guys they are different.
Initially the creators of Miami Vice wanted other 3 name stars to play Tubbs, including Anthony Michael Hall, Jan Michael Vincent, Tommy Lee Jones, Philip Seymour Hoffman etc. In the end they reluctantly had to settle for PMT.
PMT is really a great guy, astute intelligent and handsome. Don Johnson had famously handsome movie star quality and persona too. But he really didn’t have any advantage in movie star presence over PMT in my opinion. My feeling about PMTs middling TV and movie career since MV ended is that he was just too distracted by too many business ideas. He made a commitment to succeed at whatever he was interested in. A jack of all trades is probably closer to what became of his entertainment career. Even though he comes across really nice, humble, cool and grounded, what my suspicion is that he likes to be in charge and take total control at whatever he does. Hes like a business man 1st and an artiste 2nd. His music career and label ownership shows up that ambition pretty well.
That one thing the elites dislike is to aid humanity in a positive way. Carson had to interrupt Thomas from continuing to touch on it. I wonder if he still has ownership of the label.
So, at least he has something to remember him by. I didn't even grow up in the 1980s and that show was huge back then and people are still talking about it. 100 years after his death people will remember him for Miami Vice. I rather be remembered for something than nothing at all. Call me a one-hit wonder ANYTIME.
+TheReal META_Z (SUPERMF) Thanks for that. But I just had to check him though. Any time a man (especially a Black man) has major ambitions, somebody always trying to trip him up or keep him down. sldl04 and many of the dudes on this page got some serious jealousy and Haterade in their blood.
Extraordinarily painful to witness this...."a continuation of the dreams and visions I put in motion." He acts like wining awards is the only validation of art or skill.
Like he said and you're just like the rest of these clowns on this board, it's good to have goals. He had goals and so what he didn't meet all of them, at least he can say he was on the best cop show ever made (especially from 1984-1986). When that man is dead and gone people will be watching Miami Vice and discussing him and Don.
Cringe. This is exactly what NOT to do if you suddenly become a little rich and famous. “I want to become recognized as the greatest, richest person ever.” Forty years later... crickets. 😬
Interesting to see this interview almost 28 years later....Phillip Michael Thomas with all his big plans for mega-stardom faded into mediocrity after Miami Vice ended. Talk about delusions of grandeur, I think Phillip really alienated a lot of people in the industry as well as his fans when he made these conceited self-centered statements about how successful he was going to be. He should have followed Johnny's example who was not only one of the richest people in show business but also the most modest. I never heard Johnny blowing his own horn, too bad Phillip didn't pick up on that.
"This is Vice City. This is business."
- "You sold us out..."
"No, I sold YOU out Tommy. I sold YOU out!"
Lance Vance Traidor se vendeu pra o Sonny Forelli. Muito Bom a história desse jogo. (Very good, the history this game, i love GTA)
I remember feeling profoundly betrayed, what a great game.
The REAL cash in upstairs in the safe!
😂😂😂😂😂
Tommy Vercetti remember the Name!
The vibe is encredible with this guy
He will forever be a legend for playing Ricardo Tubbs, in the greatest cop show of all time.
He's a pimp you moron.
And Lance Vance
He’s not a pimp he’s an actor bonehead broad
Get outta here, 'Hill Street Blues' is the greatest cop show of all time. 🚓
@@Tiberius291 never heard of that that’s how great that show is.
I've always liked PMT a lot. I never knew anything about him until he did Miami Vice but I've always liked his outlook on life and people. He's always had such a genuinely humble presence about him and he's always been so grateful for his time on Vice but it's always made me sad how he never seemed to get any recognition after it ended. He did move on to other projects but *none* of them had any real recognition. It has always amazed me how some people can be so successful on the most popular show in the country at the time yet disappear once the project is done and over with. Ironically he resides in Miami - Kendall actually.
Racism and the fear of a black man with the "it" factor who has his own independent mindset and goals and "cannot" be controlled!
Lance vance dance
Yes👌👌👌
Sorry Tommy, this is Vice City, is the business
Hahahahah the first thing i see....
Well it’s the last dance for Lance Vance. We need Rico Tubbs back!
this is last dance for lance vance
People gave him a hard time, but everything he said was true and seemed to come from the heart.
Wow! These comments are the opposite of what i was expecting after viewing this interview. I thought PMT was pretty darn cool here. Opening up about his goals and aspirations. If you think small, you get small in return. I was so inspired by this short segment. I saw nothing negative in it at all. Shoot for the stars, at least you'll fall on a cloud.
The guy is smooth, charismatic, very handsome and has high aspirations, some of which are really beautiful. I am struggling to work out why they are getting arrogance from this.
I think the fact that his career has just died make the comments that much more interesting and kind of sad somehow.
just because it did not exactly work out for him according to his grand plans does not mean he is in the wrong.
I 100% agree with you
Always remember, that what is seen as "confidence" in a white man is seen as "arrogance" in a black man!
He is my favorite actor on Miami Vice. Smart, handsome, always has his team back and immensely talented. I wish we saw Phillip Michael Thomas in more TV and film roles
PMT IS LEGEND. Very intelligent, extremely insightful. MIAMI VICE was/is an EXTRAORDINARILY EXCEPTIONAL piece of work in that watching it three decades later it looks as if it is being filmed today!!
Philip really speaks from the heart ive heard many statements that he is the nicest man and doesnt have a bad bone in his body and it most definetly appears that way in his interviews.We love you Phillip thank you for everything you did for miami ,dade county and south florida.
I’m really surprised he didn’t blow up bigger, lotta talent and charisma, the looks to go with it.
What did he do after Miami Vice?
@@kal-os5391He did the voice of Lance Vance in GTA Vice City (along with Ray Liotta, Danny Trejo, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, & Fairuza Balk among others) and its prequel game Vice City Stories.
I agree
@@syria0110 That's it in 30 years? lol
@@agomodernPretty much those 2 games and made-for-TV films, yeah!
Great Interview, PMT, stayed true to Him, and educated the room Excellent 🎉🎉🎉Well Done🎉🎉🎉
How much has he achieved?
GORGEOUS man! Extraordinary underrated.
Just to end up sucker punched jokingly by one of Shaq's bodyguards, and then when he got angry Shaq told him ¨If you have psychic powers, why you didn't predict that mofo?¨
He is sure much better as actor than singer
Man, I wished that interview was longer. PMT - Mr Cool and a snappy dresser. What a fascinating man. It was cool to see how both actors would display their intensity, and then their empathy.
He will forever be Ricardo Tubbs and Lance Vance for me, "THIS IS THE LAST DANCE FOR LANCE VANCE!!!"
Thanks for posting. April 25, 1986 was a big day in my life as that is the day that I went to active duty (US Navy) and entered Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, IL for basic training. So for the next two months, I would be watching that much TV. Hopefully, someone will post shows that aired between April 25 and June 26, 1986. Again, thanks.
When he says he would use a billion dollars to help the world and people I genuinely believe him. Seems like such a cool guy.
His positivity and clean living are real. He wanted to be a minister before his acting career. He doesn’t drink, smoke and he’s a vegan. He makes mention to that on one of the Miami Vice episodes. Tyler Perry should bring him into the fold for one of his shows.
I like
Yep! His character would just drink orange juice or water.
Tyler Perry is an "agent" for black male " misrepresentation. He would never put PMT in his movies unless he was "gay" or could be "manipulated" into playing a "degenerate" or incompetent idiot.
I think its cool he shaped his role to his lifestyle. That makes it better. I think its cool he stands for his opinions and his lifestyle.
And a vegan? lol. Means absolutely nothing, but great that he doesn't smoke or drink.
Contrast this interview with the last moments of Miami Vice and the Freefall episode in 1989. When Tubbs and Crockett say goodbye to each other on the waterfront over the Testarossa, the emotion from PMT looks very real. He looks ruefully like he knows this it, that the big break just came and went.
Wow so ahead of his time. I had no idea he was so deep. Dont think people were getting him in the audience or Johnny Carson. The Law of Attraction thing wasnt mainstream like it is now.
Why not be a billionaire? The man can dream big for 1986. You got to like his energy an ambition. I grew up in the 80's & still could remember going home watching Miami Vice before heading out on Friday nights.
Peace & Blessings
me too liberty in 86 i was 26 i would always watch vice before me an my dudes head ou for tha clubs on friday nites esp in tha summer.
He is one of my favorite actors. Always wanted to be like him while he was on Vice! He and Johnson got to live and hang out in Miami right before it got really crazy like it is now.
It was crazier back then. Cocaine cowboys ect. Bodies were dropping all the time.
If he had shifted to producing his own films and directing he could have still been big!
I remember seeing this on TV and instantly loving Johnny Carson for treating PMT with such respect, at a time when there was a lot of mockery about his desire to EGOT. These days many performers are the triple-threat variety and its more common to get all 4 awards.
He is a great presence.
Smooth interview
I'll say this. I know someone who ran into him a few years ago & said he was extremely nice. In fact, most accounts of people meeting PMT are pretty positive. I'm sure on top of the mountain his head got pretty big but it's past. I'm not holding that against him this many years later. I enjoyed Miami Vice the show & didn't care what the actors were like. I enjoy sports and there are plenty of bad guys in that field.
I actually saw him about three years ago on the strip on South Beach (Ocean Drive) and walked up and met him. He was extremely pleasant and outgoing and was happy to take a moment to talk to me. I expressed how much I loved his work on Vice, which I know he gets a lot of, but PMT was very warm and receptive and we spoke for about 10 minutes at a small cafe on the strip. It was a real pleasure meeting and talking to him :)
Actually, Im currently in the process of trying to interview Mr. Thomas. So far, it has been nothing but a pleasure to work with his agent. Mr. Thomas is very positive and it's a shame a lot of people mistake it for ego. I'm really looking forward to speaking with him and really digging into what makes him tick.
True my best friend's mother took her on a Caribbean Cruise they saw him at the airport in Miami, she took a photo with him, and this was in the early 80s.
Some may call him egotistical or delusional but honestly his positivity and ambition was very inspiring.
Who are the some?
@@edieselentertainment Comments on videos on PMT interviews
@@bretvyon2336 happy holidays 😂
@@edieselentertainment thank you, you too
PHILIP MICHAEL THOMAS' first...and last late night talk show appearance.
Yeah, Carson wasn’t into the interview, it seemed. He had so much to say, but sorry, we are out of time....
Don Johnson received most of the attention, but if you watch the show, there are many episodes, where to me, Phillip's character, Ricardo Tubbs, was the slightly more stand out character?? At least, that is what it seemed to me when i watched re runs a couple of years ago. Phillip should of been given more attention than he received so it is nice to see him here on Johnny Carson.
Edward James Olmos also made the show the way it is, without those 3 guys it wouldn’t be the same.
I felt the same way. Especially, when he showed up (near beaten to death), to his partner’s girlfriend’s house. Just watch the pilot episode, too.
ALRIGHT BABY, THIS IS THE LANCE DANCE VANCE!
I don't know him personally but, he always impressed me as someone who was too nice to fulfill his full potential and not that I am here to judge him in any way but, I think even he would say he is perfectly ok with that because he never lost sense of his true self. PMT has always been a very spiritual person who lived a very healthy lifestyle and took exceptional care of himself. Ricardo Tubbs was a role he was absolutely BORN to play and NOBDY else could have brought all of the things he brought to that role. He is living his fullest life full of great successes across many disciplines. He should have been an even bigger star. He is very, very talented.
Say goodnight Mr. Diaz!
The man just drips class. But is still humble. He will always be Rico Tubbs.
Philip Michael Thomas the versatile actor and singer of hit television series "Miami Vice" who coined the phrase of the often mentioned honor of both accomplished and aspiring performers E.G.O.T. Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and a Tony
Rico!!🌴😎🤟☀️🤙🙌👏
Go rico go!
super legendary!
He is a Naturally Cool guy, and freakin' Likable as ALL get-out!!
Amazing album
Its amazing that Carson digged Rico, I did not know that!
I love him 💕🤪
What an amazing career!!! Just a flash in the pan or whatever that saying was.
hes with his head in the clouds but very likable
Lance vance dance 🕺
Lance Vance is a legend.
Check out his reggae song called 'starry eyed' if you like
that kind of genre, I was confused when i first came across him thinking isnt this the same guy from miami vice? lol
Love tubbs. Good man
That guy is AMAZING, Brilliant just like Don Johnson 2 hot sexy guys ,good actors ,good singers they have it all ,miss them so much ,i Will give anything To go back time in the 80 when the music was so good and the tv shows like Miami vice were my favorite !!!!
Sorry Tommy, this is Vice City, is the business!!
You sold us out!!!
Good Times guest appearance as Thelma's date who wrote a college thesis: Sexual Behavior in the Ghetto. Do I need to say James wasn't amused?
When J.J said "I wouldn't read nothing like that. I rather wait for the movie to come out!" I was dead 🤣 it was a great episode
It would be nice if you can post the DonJohnson interview on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson!
he played as lance vance dnce to
"No, I sold YOU out Tommy, I sold YOU out"
Met him at an autograph signing back in the 1980's here in Miami Florida, I wasn't a 'Miami Vice' fan though. 🏖 🌤
just gorgeous
I really liked him in Miami Vice, but it ruined his life...the guy was on his way up, hit a plateau in this part playing Tubs, and just dies as an actor.
@jim johnston he was'nt a GREAT actor but he was still good dont hate.
He's not dead and yes he was a good actor, musical ly not so much but him and Don Johnson starred in two shows together and it was great and the original Sparkle movie is a classic.
Yes. I don't think he was cast properly. He was a sex symbol. Passionate and masculine but not a tough guy. He had a smooth speaking voice, sparkling eyes, full curly hair, and creamy skin. He looked sensual and luscious. He also had a great singing voice. And he was very passionate and charismatic. He definitely had what it takes to be a star. He definitely could have used better direction with his singing and acting career.
He was so good, at times, that his acting would outshine Don Johnson.
Seemed very humble in the interview , but his career did fissle after miami vice.
Careful - this guy doesn't even like alligator shoes! 😂😂
I LOVE PMT
So self important. It does my heart good to see how his goals turned out.
The Lance Vance Dance
“This is the Lance Vance dance”
Real Lance Vance
This brother was awake back far ahead of everyone else
His children seem all really gorgeous looking
He made the greatest film ever death drug
First, if it were a white man saying the things PMT was saying, I bet the media would say he's "charming" and "positive" and "inspirational", but, because it's a black man, who, shared positive quotes and, who, was ambitious and aspired to winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony - EGOT, the term coined by PMT - all of a sudden, he is perceived, as, being, "self-centered" and "egotistical" and "arrogant", when, in truth and in fact, PMT was just sharing his aspirations with the world - in the 1985 article, entitled, "The Ego Has Landed" and in the above interview - and showing the world, that, he aspired to bigger and better things and, in the process, encouraged others to dream big and strive to achieve their goals, just as he was trying to do, back then...That's, exactly, the kind of positive and inspirational message, that, more celebrities need to share with their viewers, listeners and readers, whenever they're interviewed...I've heard white celebrities say they would love to win an Oscar and/or a Grammy and/or some other award, but, they're not called "egotistical"...I've heard other celebrities quote positive sayings, either those they made up themselves or those that were said by remarkable and outstanding men and women, yet, they weren't described in the way PMT has been described, by some...So what if he compared himself with Gandhi? ("The Ego Has Landed" article)...Gandhi was just a man, no matter his great achievements and, moreover, who better to compare oneself to and emulate?...Having seen the above interview and read the aforementioned article, I perceive the PMT, as, being, very ambitious, inspirational, motivational, intelligent, articulate, generous, very hardworking, very health-conscious and a perfectionist.
Oh please, what you just said is the epitome of racism and stupidity. Name a single white celebrity who is as full of himself as PMT was in this interview that the media talks positively about. *NOBODY* likes a self-absorbed person regardless of what race they are. Most successful people have big goals and that's a good thing, but being full of yourself and constantly talking about how wonderful you are is an entirely different thing which most people find boring and obnoxious.
Shazam I disagree with you and take offense to your characterization of me, because I defended PMT...However, you are entitled to your opinion...Perception is a very subjective thing...Many people mistake confidence and ambition, for arrogance and self-centeredness...How was he "full of himself", in this interview...I hear young, ambitious, up and coming white celebrities being interviewed, everyday, and I've heard them say things not dissimilar to what PMT said, in this interview, yet, they aren't characterized the way you and others choose to characterize PMT...Donald Trump, clearly, is arrogant and narcissistic, but, compare him to PMT and they are like cheese and chalk...What did PMT say, in this interview, that, made you say what you said about him?
Patrick Gallimore Having goals and being confident is one thing. Assuming that everyone wants to constantly hear about those goals and about how highly you regard yourself is an entirely different thing. Many famous people have achieved far greater successes than a long-forgotten PMT could have ever dreamed of and they were never this self-absorbed. The point is about being modest, humble and classy in spite of your goals and successes. If you want to take offense to something, try a mediocre TV actor who never achieved anything extraordinary comparing himself to the likes of world-changing figures like Gandhi, Edison and Ford. You made this a racial thing by claiming a white person wouldn't receive the same criticism such as in the 1985 People Magazine article, and that's what I'm calling racist and stupid, nothing to do with characterizing you. Donald Trump is considered an utter joke by the majority of the country, 1000x worse than anyone ever thought of PMT, so how is he supposed to be an example of what you're saying? To answer your question about this particular interview though, for starters, he couldn't just say he was honored to be on the Johnny Carson show and leave it at that. He instead had to explain how it was a "continuation of one of my dreams and visions that I put in motion" and make it all about him. This doesn't mean he was a bad person or that I hate him, but on the contrary nobody was a bigger fan of Miami Vice than I was and in my view nobody but PMT could play the role of Rico Tubbs better than him. This is just a reality about his real-life personality at the time. Don Johnson back then was actually far worse than him, but now as older guys they are different.
Patrick Gallimore “Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
yep - the reason PMT didn't win all those awards is racism.
You should have played Little Richard in a Bio- epic
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Never came back from commercial
Initially the creators of Miami Vice wanted other 3 name stars to play Tubbs, including Anthony Michael Hall, Jan Michael Vincent, Tommy Lee Jones, Philip Seymour Hoffman etc. In the end they reluctantly had to settle for PMT.
You forgot Edward James Olmos. LOL while I stare blankly into the camera…
Lance vance dance.
PMT is really a great guy, astute intelligent and handsome. Don Johnson had famously handsome movie star quality and persona too. But he really didn’t have any advantage in movie star presence over PMT in my opinion. My feeling about PMTs middling TV and movie career since MV ended is that he was just too distracted by too many business ideas. He made a commitment to succeed at whatever he was interested in. A jack of all trades is probably closer to what became of his entertainment career. Even though he comes across really nice, humble, cool and grounded, what my suspicion is that he likes to be in charge and take total control at whatever he does. Hes like a business man 1st and an artiste 2nd. His music career and label ownership shows up that ambition pretty well.
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I'm glad he didn't sell Johnny out.
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Lance Vance in real life 1986 lol
The perfect Yang to Don Johnson's Yin!!! It's great to have dreams and a vision but can't help but think he was quite Delusional as well!!!
I love Whoopie Goldberg but was ANYBODY in 1986 thinking she would win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony??? We just never know
That one thing the elites dislike is to aid humanity in a positive way. Carson had to interrupt Thomas from continuing to touch on it. I wonder if he still has ownership of the label.
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Sorry Tommy, This is Vice city. This is a bussines
NOOOOO! They cut him off...
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all of this just to end a closeted psychic lmao
The guy disappeared after Miami Vice. One hit wonder.
So, at least he has something to remember him by. I didn't even grow up in the 1980s and that show was huge back then and people are still talking about it. 100 years after his death people will remember him for Miami Vice. I rather be remembered for something than nothing at all. Call me a one-hit wonder ANYTIME.
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sldl04 What have you done lately that has defined a decade? I thought so.
+TheReal META_Z (SUPERMF) Thanks for that. But I just had to check him though. Any time a man (especially a Black man) has major ambitions, somebody always trying to trip him up or keep him down. sldl04 and many of the dudes on this page got some serious jealousy and Haterade in their blood.
He still known well because of gta vice city (the voice of lance vance)
He's the most handsome man I have ever seen. No homo.
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Extraordinarily painful to witness this...."a continuation of the dreams and visions I put in motion." He acts like wining awards is the only validation of art or skill.
Just before his ego tripped him up. He seems nice, but come on man, you're an actor in a cop show, not Jesus.
I guess all of that really worked out for him... oh wait.
Like he said and you're just like the rest of these clowns on this board, it's good to have goals. He had goals and so what he didn't meet all of them, at least he can say he was on the best cop show ever made (especially from 1984-1986). When that man is dead and gone people will be watching Miami Vice and discussing him and Don.
He’ll always be Lance Vance to me. L😂L
EGOT ....Not a one!
hes short
Psychic or Psycho?
Cringe. This is exactly what NOT to do if you suddenly become a little rich and famous. “I want to become recognized as the greatest, richest person ever.” Forty years later... crickets. 😬
Well I guess it’s better to be a has been then a never was
Interesting to see this interview almost 28 years later....Phillip Michael Thomas with all his big plans for mega-stardom faded into mediocrity after Miami Vice ended. Talk about delusions of grandeur, I think Phillip really alienated a lot of people in the industry as well as his fans when he made these conceited self-centered statements about how successful he was going to be. He should have followed Johnny's example who was not only one of the richest people in show business but also the most modest. I never heard Johnny blowing his own horn, too bad Phillip didn't pick up on that.