townsend on the magic of making classic films. >>> from shaft to ides of march, actor jeffrey wrighto unforgettable characters. he joined us at the black ber surprise pepsi golf and tennis challenge to talk act his career and his latest venture in africa. i think the first time i took notice of you was in "shad." i thought you were diminishing. >> i thought so, too, for a moment. >> you really took ownership of that role. what's that process like to take ownership of a role like that to the point you're so convincing and compelling? >> it's funny. i used to go to this spot to work out in between shows when i was on broadway because it's at the end of the broadway section of new york. and this guy who used to run the place named rafy, rafael, he was from the dominican republic, and i would show up later than everybody because i would be in between shows and i'd be going into the evening performance. he'd say, a warm body? i say, what? like dracula with the fangs? so that's really where i derived, you know, the dominican flavor. so, you know, the process is fluid, and you get it where