When I was leaving Yemen to come to America, things were tough. My dad had just been laid off, and it was a challenge. When I lived in Yemen, I thought America was a perfect place. Everything was bigger and… — Barkhad Abdi Copy Share Image
I just want to keep acting and better my craft and see how far it goes. — Barkhad Abdi Copy Share Image
I like 'The Usual Suspects'. Great film. I also like 'Scarface', films like that. Lots of gangster films. I really like watching all kinds… — Barkhad Abdi Copy Share Image
When you work with a great director, you realise you are far from being a director. — Barkhad Abdi Copy Share Image
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… — Barkhad Abdi Copy Share Image
It is weird. A lot of people try to ask me political questions. Im not a politician. — Barkhad Abdi Copy Share Image
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… — Barkhad Abdi Copy Share Image
I dont see myself only as a Somali character. I think of myself as an actor, and if the job fits me and I… — Barkhad Abdi Copy Share Image
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… — Barkhad Abdi Copy Share Image
When I was leaving Yemen to come to America, things were tough. My dad had just been laid off, and it was a challenge.… — Barkhad Abdi Copy Share Image
It is weird. A lot of people try to ask me political questions. I'm not a politician. — Barkhad Abdi Copy Share Image
I left Somalia when I was seven years old, but I witnessed a whole year in a war. — Barkhad Abdi Copy Share Image
The line was originally, ‘Captain Phillips, get a load of me: fancy-free on the seven seas,’ but I ad-libbed. — Barkhad Abdi Copy Share Image
