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> [I had read some books on the Baha'i Faith. I had read - I was looking into Buddhism and trying to understand sort of the agnostic approach, so there was just a bunch of stuff I was just looking at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/i-had-read-some-books-on-the-baha-i-faith-i-had-read-i-was-looking/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

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## Other authors on Baha

- [Bahá'u'lláh 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baha/baha-u-llah/)
- [Abdu'l-Bahá 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baha/abdu-l-bah/)

## More by Mahershala Ali

> [ I went to a mosque in Philadelphia with \[my wife\] in December 24, 1999. And we we went to this mosque in Philly, and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/i-went-to-a-mosque-in-philadelphia-with-my-wife-in-december-24-1999/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

> [I grew up in church. My mom's a minister, and my grandmother was an ordained minister. I was always very mindful of the presence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/i-grew-up-in-church-my-mom-s-a-minister-and-my-grandmother-was-an/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

> [Like so many families, we were dealing with limited means. We weren't poor at all, but we had some challenging times financially. When my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/like-so-many-families-we-were-dealing-with-limited-means-we-weren-t/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

> [I think how strict my mother's home could be with my mom and my stepfather, there was a fluidity and freedom in my dad's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/i-think-how-strict-my-mother-s-home-could-be-with-my-mom-and-my/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

> [My mother is an ordained minister. I'm a Muslim. She didn't do backflips when I called her to tell her I converted 17 years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/my-mother-is-an-ordained-minister-i-m-a-muslim-she-didn-t-do/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

> [My experiences growing up - my father lived in New York, so I was going out there in the summers and meeting really interesting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/my-experiences-growing-up-my-father-lived-in-new-york-so-i-was-going/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

> [I'm not shy about trying to find what truth there is in any genre, whether that be an action piece, a sci-fi piece, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/i-m-not-shy-about-trying-to-find-what-truth-there-is-in-any-genre/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

> [You are an American, so you're hurt that other American citizens have been hurt, but you end up having to shoulder the shame for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/you-are-an-american-so-you-re-hurt-that-other-american-citizens-have/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

> [My parents were in high school when I was born. My mom was 16, my dad was 17. They were kids, at the very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/my-parents-were-in-high-school-when-i-was-born-my-mom-was-16-my-dad/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

> [Because on that watch list, they would be like, yeah, your name - they told me like, yeah, your name matches the name of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/because-on-that-watch-list-they-would-be-like-yeah-your-name-they/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

> [I started traveling by myself as early as 5 to see my dad. I'd go to Toronto or Los Angeles, depending on what show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/i-started-traveling-by-myself-as-early-as-5-to-see-my-dad-i-d-go-to/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

> [One thing that the audience, and perhaps critics, aren't aware of is that, especially in a film like 'Moonlight,' you always shoot a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/one-thing-that-the-audience-and-perhaps-critics-aren-t-aware-of-is/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

> [I think in some ways, I would go back home, and I didn't really quite fit in and couldn't - didn't have a person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/i-think-in-some-ways-i-would-go-back-home-and-i-didn-t-really-quite/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

> [I remember clearly, when I was about 4, my Aunt Linda said, 'I'm not babysitting him no more. He's bad.' It was one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/i-remember-clearly-when-i-was-about-4-my-aunt-linda-said-i-m-not/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

> [Theater will cast in a more open way; Denzel Washington might play Richard III. Television and film don't really cast openly like that. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/theater-will-cast-in-a-more-open-way-denzel-washington-might-play/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

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