--- title: "1 Dj Pool Quotes By Barkhad Abdi" description: "1 Dj Pool quotes by Barkhad Abdi. Plus more from Barkhad Abdi and more Dj Pool sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/barkhad-abdi-33192_dj_i-would-dj-pool-parties-in-minneapolis-b_782889.jpg" --- > [I would DJ pool parties in Minneapolis, but I never swam there!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/i-would-dj-pool-parties-in-minneapolis-but-i-never-swam-there/) [Barkhad Abdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkhad-abdi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/barkhad-abdi-33192_dj_i-would-dj-pool-parties-in-minneapolis-b_782889.jpg) ## More by Barkhad Abdi > [I like 'The Usual Suspects'. Great film. I also like 'Scarface', films like that. Lots of gangster films. I really like watching all kinds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/i-like-the-usual-suspects-great-film-i-also-like-scarface-films-like/) [Barkhad Abdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkhad-abdi/) > [When you work with a great director, you realise you are far from being a director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/when-you-work-with-a-great-director-you-realise-you-are-far-from/) [Barkhad Abdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkhad-abdi/) > [What I believe will make my acting career successful going forward is hard work. I like to challenge myself. Then it's the people I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/what-i-believe-will-make-my-acting-career-successful-going-forward-is/) [Barkhad Abdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkhad-abdi/) > [It is weird. A lot of people try to ask me political questions. Im not a politician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/it-is-weird-a-lot-of-people-try-to-ask-me-political-questions-im-not/) [Barkhad Abdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkhad-abdi/) > [I don't see myself only as a Somali character. I think of myself as an actor, and if the job fits me and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/i-don-t-see-myself-only-as-a-somali-character-i-think-of-myself-as-an/) [Barkhad Abdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkhad-abdi/) > [I would DJ pool parties in Minneapolis, but I never swam there!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/i-would-dj-pool-parties-in-minneapolis-but-i-never-swam-there/) [Barkhad Abdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkhad-abdi/) > [I dont see myself only as a Somali character. I think of myself as an actor, and if the job fits me and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/i-dont-see-myself-only-as-a-somali-character-i-think-of-myself-as-an/) [Barkhad Abdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkhad-abdi/) > [I used to play football all the time. In the U.S., people don't play football, so I had to learn basketball. Looking back, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/i-used-to-play-football-all-the-time-in-the-u-s-people-don-t-play/) [Barkhad Abdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkhad-abdi/) > [When I was leaving Yemen to come to America, things were tough. My dad had just been laid off, and it was a challenge.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/when-i-was-leaving-yemen-to-come-to-america-things-were-tough-my-dad/) [Barkhad Abdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkhad-abdi/) > [It is weird. A lot of people try to ask me political questions. I'm not a politician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/it-is-weird-a-lot-of-people-try-to-ask-me-political-questions-i-m-not/) [Barkhad Abdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkhad-abdi/) > [I left Somalia when I was seven years old, but I witnessed a whole year in a war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/i-left-somalia-when-i-was-seven-years-old-but-i-witnessed-a-whole/) [Barkhad Abdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkhad-abdi/) > [The line was originally, ‘Captain Phillips, get a load of me: fancy-free on the seven seas,’ but I ad-libbed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/the-line-was-originally-captain-phillips-get-a-load-of-me-fancy-free/) [Barkhad Abdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkhad-abdi/) > [I was lucky enough to have parents that took me out from country to country and go to school and learn how to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/i-was-lucky-enough-to-have-parents-that-took-me-out-from-country-to/) [Barkhad Abdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkhad-abdi/) > [I just want to keep acting and better my craft and see how far it goes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/i-just-want-to-keep-acting-and-better-my-craft-and-see-how-far-it-goes/) [Barkhad Abdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkhad-abdi/) > [I was never interested in becoming an actor. I was directing videos. I was never into acting. I was into shooting music videos. I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/i-was-never-interested-in-becoming-an-actor-i-was-directing-videos-i/) [Barkhad Abdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barkhad-abdi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dj-pool/barkhad-abdi/#itemlist", "name": "1 Dj Pool Quotes By Barkhad Abdi", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I would DJ pool parties in Minneapolis, but I never swam there!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barkhad Abdi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barkhad-abdi/i-would-dj-pool-parties-in-minneapolis-but-i-never-swam-there/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/barkhad-abdi-33192_dj_i-would-dj-pool-parties-in-minneapolis-b_782889.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/barkhad-abdi-33192_dj_i-would-dj-pool-parties-in-minneapolis-b_782889.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/barkhad-abdi-33192_dj_i-would-dj-pool-parties-in-minneapolis-b_782889.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I would DJ pool parties in Minneapolis, but I never swam there!” — Barkhad Abdi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dj-pool/barkhad-abdi/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dj-pool/barkhad-abdi/", "name": "Dj Pool Quotes by Barkhad Abdi", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dj-pool/barkhad-abdi/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/barkhad-abdi-33192_dj_i-would-dj-pool-parties-in-minneapolis-b_782889.jpg" }, "description": "1 Dj Pool quotes by Barkhad Abdi. 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