Channing Tatum on Jump Street 3 and His R

Channing Tatum knows a thing or two about patience, especially when it comes to construction.

“Renovations, man,” he says, shaking his head. “I’ve been renovating my house for almost two and a half years now. It’s just been a nightmare.”

The actor hoots about lawsuits and lost money, but beneath the frustration, there’s a telling throughline — endurance. The same dogged persistence that got him through a grueling house remodel defines his work in “ Roofman ,” a film inspired by the real-life story of Jeffrey Manchester, a man who robbed multiple McDonald’s restaurants, and when arrested, repeatedly escaped prison and found refuge in a Toys “R” Us.

I share with Tatum that my first job was at McDonald’s when I was 16, making $5.15 an hour — minimum wage at the time. Almost a decade lat