In New Orleans, where I'm from, the average household income, with two working parents, two kids, a dog and a little fence is $16,000 a year, so $15,000 for a movie sounds pretty good. — Anthony Mackie Copy Share Image
I enjoy where I am and I don't have a problem with being Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, Don Cheadle, or Jeffrey Wright. They're not… — Anthony Mackie Copy Share Image
Playing somebody who's real, you can bring all kind of nuances and things to him that you get from source material and things like… — Anthony Mackie Copy Share Image
Most of the time when you see a movie, the best character in the movie is not "the guy," it's the guy next to… — Anthony Mackie Copy Share Image
The advise my dad gave me: "To know is to study." Get some training under your belt, so that nobody what somebody asks you to do, you know how to handle it accordingly. I learned so much while working, because I developed a solid work ethic in school. Whereas, a lot of my friends had no work ethic; and because… — Anthony Mackie Copy Share
I'm not Martin Luther King. I can't be Martin Luther King. The only thing I can do is present what I feel the essence… — Anthony Mackie Copy Share Image
Even though homelessness reaches into the depths of despair, there's also a pride and beauty in it, as well. — Anthony Mackie Copy Share Image
Money always changes the game, when you let a dollar come between you and your friends, your cohorts. — Anthony Mackie Copy Share Image
Instead of becoming an engineer like my brother, I moved to New York to be an actor. — Anthony Mackie Copy Share Image
I think you can only be outgoing when the person you're talking to is outgoing. I can be outgoing if I want to be,… — Anthony Mackie Copy Share Image
It's hard sometimes when you're in a regular high school, you just feel like the odd kid out. The great thing about going to an art school [is] it's kind of like it's all the odd kids. It's all the kids that don't fit in at their regular schools, because you're into something and excited about something that other kids… — Anthony Mackie Copy Share
At Juilliard, I couldn't afford to have fun. I went to school and stayed home. — Anthony Mackie Copy Share Image
