'As a black person it's always racial': Django Unchained star Jamie Foxx explains why he is sensitive about being African American



Jamie Foxx has revealed that he finds himself facing racial challenges in everyday situations of his life.



The African American actor explained during an interview with Vibe magazine that he is always sensitive about his skin colour.



Jamie, 45, admitted that 'Every single thing in my life is built around race'.



Tough times: Jamie Foxx, pictured on Thursday in New York City, says that he always sensitive about being black

He told Vibe magazine: 'Cause as black folks we're always sensitive. As a black person it's always racial.

Super stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Jamie spoke to Vibe magazine

'I come into this place to do a photo shoot and they got Ritz crackers and cheese.



'I'll be like, ain't this a b***h. Y'all didn't know black people was coming.'



In the same vein he explained that if he turned up to the photo shoot and there was fried chicken and watermelon, he would also be annoyed at the stereotype.

Jamie also admitted that he feels that he must act and talk in a certain way around white people and in his day-to-day job as an actor.



He told the magazine: 'But the minute I leave my house, I gotta put my other jacket on and say, 'Hey, Thomas, Julian and Greg.' And I gotta be a certain person.



'But when I get home my other homies are like how was your day? Well, I only had to be white for at least eight hours today, [or] I only had to be white for four hours.'



Foxx was speaking extremely candidly alongside Django Unchained co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kerry Washington, who all defended the Quentin Tarantino directed movie.

The project attracted a lot of negative reactions from prominent African American entertainers such as Tyler Perry.

DiCaprio, 38, who plays a murderous plantation owner said he knew that the film would create controversy because of its slavery themes, but stands by the project proudly.



He said: 'It is Quentin's re-creation; this character doesn't exist. There's nobody that is documented to do what Jamie's character has done at the time.'

Strong male: Jamie plays a slave who turns into a bounty hunter in the controversial film This is not the first time that Tarantino has been criticized for his use of the n-word, as Spike Lee took issue with its use in the 1997 film Jackie Brown where the controversial director allowed it to be used 38 times. The latest film, which will open on Christmas Day, focuses on the partnership between a former slave who becomes a bounty hunter who enjoys killing white people in his pursuit for his captured wife. A screening of the film on Tuesday led to reviews that warn of extreme violence and excessive cursing.