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> [We didn't even have a T.V. in my house until I was 13. My dad called it the 'idiot box.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/we-didn-t-even-have-a-t-v-in-my-house-until-i-was-13-my-dad-called-it/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

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## More by Malik Yoba

> [At the end of the day, there's so much work that has to be done to impact positive change in any direction you look.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/at-the-end-of-the-day-there-s-so-much-work-that-has-to-be-done-to/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

> [I come up from a music background.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/i-come-up-from-a-music-background/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

> [I'm proud to be part of projects that literally change lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/i-m-proud-to-be-part-of-projects-that-literally-change-lives/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

> [We didn't even have a T.V. in my house until I was 13. My dad called it the 'idiot box.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/we-didn-t-even-have-a-t-v-in-my-house-until-i-was-13-my-dad-called-it/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

> [We live in a world where mental health is real. Emotional health is real, and people feel like no one cares.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/we-live-in-a-world-where-mental-health-is-real-emotional-health-is/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

> [It's hard to get movies made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/it-s-hard-to-get-movies-made/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

> [Accents are definitely one of my strong suits, and a lot of folks don't know that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/accents-are-definitely-one-of-my-strong-suits-and-a-lot-of-folks-don/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

> [When you do a pilot, you can't always tell what you have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/when-you-do-a-pilot-you-can-t-always-tell-what-you-have/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

> [Playing Martin Luther King Jr. was an honor for me on so many levels. It was the most I've ever prepared for a role.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/playing-martin-luther-king-jr-was-an-honor-for-me-on-so-many-levels/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

> [I think any time you have any kind of social ill, not just domestic violence...as much as it's about the act, the obvious theme…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/i-think-any-time-you-have-any-kind-of-social-ill-not-just-domestic/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

> [I've always been an activist, so my participation in community outreach and helping is just a natural extension of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/i-ve-always-been-an-activist-so-my-participation-in-community/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

> [I'm doing work in the community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/i-m-doing-work-in-the-community/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

> [Because I've always aspired to direct and produce, I've literally worked with about 200 directors and countless producers, so what I appreciate is how,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/because-i-ve-always-aspired-to-direct-and-produce-i-ve-literally/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

> [I had a paper route at eight years old in Harlem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/i-had-a-paper-route-at-eight-years-old-in-harlem/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

> [My father kicked me out of the house by the time I was 16.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/my-father-kicked-me-out-of-the-house-by-the-time-i-was-16/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

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