Act Like You Got Some Sense

And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me

By: Jamie Foxx

Narrated by: Jamie Foxx, Corinne Foxx

From Academy Award-winning multi-talent Jamie Foxx, a hilariously candid look at the joys and pitfalls of being the father of two daughters.

Jamie Foxx has won an Academy Award and a Grammy Award, laughed with sitting presidents, and partied with the biggest names in hip-hop. But he is most proud of his role as father to two very independent young women, Corinne and Anelise. Jamie might not always know what he’s doing when it comes to raising girls—especially when they talk to him about TikTok (PlikPlok?) and don’t share his enthusiasm for flashy Rolls Royces—but he does his best to show up for them every single day.

Luckily, he has a strong example to follow: his beloved late grandmother, Estelle Marie Talley. Jamie learned everything he knows about parenting from the fierce woman who raised him: As he puts it, she’s “Madea before Tyler Perry put on the pumps and the gray wig.”

In Act Like You Got Some Sense—a title inspired by Estelle—Jamie shares up close and personal stories about the tough love and old-school values he learned growing up in the small town of Terrell, Texas; his early days trying to make it in Hollywood; the joys and challenges of achieving stardom; and how each phase of his life shaped his parenting journey. Hilarious, poignant, and always brutally honest, this is Jamie Foxx like we’ve never seen him before.

Critic reviews

"In this debut full of genuine reflection and heartfelt humor, actor and comedian Foxx riffs on parenting (“You ain’t ready for it”) and the life experiences that gradually helped shape him as a father. . . Foxx writes in a jovial manner, with jokes flying constantly. . . Yet where this book truly excels is in its honesty, offering an intimate look past Jamie Foxx the famous actor to reveal a relatable figure."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A practical, sometimes profane, always entertaining guide to the fine art of parenting."—Kirkus Reviews

"In cheerfully meandering stories, Foxx displays his comedic timing and pacing and is always entertaining, blending the folksy yet hard-edged wisdom of his adoptive grandmother with hard-won, more worldly "New Dad" sensibilities. . . Foxx's parenting-advice book is the equivalent of a vitamin-packed smoothie: sweet, fun, and easy to enjoy, full of slyly concealed nourishment and goodness."—Booklist

Beautiful Audiobook

It's always amazing when the author reads the book... because it's like your spending time with them on a very long One sided conversation of greatness

love Jamie Fox

I really enjoyed hearing him read me his book. It was great. Love It 💘

very good story teller .Animated! makes it Jaime!

love his Story! it's great to hear celebrities sides of life and their worries! His sounds and what I heard is great father!

fantastic!!!

Super fun memoir written and narrated by Jamie Foxx. His voices and stories were wonderful. More of a story about his experiences as a dad than his journey as an actor and comedian- but the ways he interweaves his childhood, parenthood. and career are well done!! Definitely worth listening to the audio book!!!

Refreshingly, authentic look on parenting

Jamie did an outstanding job on proving insightful views on parenting in a males perspective. I truly enjoyed reading the book.

Funny and inspirational

Jamie had me cracking up but I also enjoyed learning about the guy. Cool dude. From one dad to another!

Enjoyable

Nice to hear about Jamie Foxx's history, and relationship with his kids- in his own voice. Enjoyable and worth the listen.

Great job BROUGHAM!

Loved this book. Heartfelt and insightful. Looking forward to the next chapters you have for us as a Grand!

Jamie is a fool!

I love how personal he gets. I had no idea how messing his upbringing was. Love the fact that he reads the book. It adds so much more life to the story!

Great advice

Great advice for girl and boy Dads. Learn lessons through living life with lots of love!