Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of “ATL”
T.I. on working with Evan
But it turns out having a protective mom didn’t do too much to diminish him in the eyes of his costars. In fact, T.I. said that during the course of shooting, art imitated life and he began to regard Evan as a little brother figure in real life. “Evan’s a cool kid. I felt like a big brother to everybody. I felt it was my watch. I felt like if anything happened or something needed to be taken care of, I felt responsible to do it because I was the only one who was really from there and this is about my character. I guess you could say I took my character home with me and kept taking care of them even after we shot.”