I do believe in the potential of like-minded people coming together. — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
What I think I learned from working on 'Moonlight' is you see what happens when you persecute people. They fold into themselves. — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
You are an American, so you're hurt that other American citizens have been hurt, but you end up having to shoulder the… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
My experiences growing up - my father lived in New York, so I was going out there in the summers and meeting… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I think it's important for people of colour to have similar opportunities to white people; that's what is most important. — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I think what I've learned from working on "Moonlight" is we see what happens when you persecute people. They fold into themselves. — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
The people that I admire have a wonderful balance of self-belief and humility. — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I do think that there are people who are able to connect with and empathize with anyone who is going through something… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I never wanted to accept that. And so I have always fought against that in some way, shape or form and had… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
As a kid, you're starting to grow up and want more freedoms. But if you have people who are absorbing and adopting… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
So many Muslims would tell you that they felt like that you had to - you fold it into yourself because people… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I know there were periods of times where I didn't feel understood, and there were very few people around me that I… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
Anyone who grew up in the crack era - you know, I grew up in that era - knew that there were… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I was fortunately able to avoid getting into any trouble with police. There was - I remember I was 12, and I… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
[Crack epidemic] definitely has impacted folks in my family, most definitely. I think that's true for most, if not all people, regardless… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I went to a mosque in Philadelphia with [my wife] in December 24, 1999. And we we went to this mosque in Philly, and… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
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… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
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… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
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… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
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… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
My experiences growing up - my father lived in New York, so I was going out there in the summers and meeting really interesting… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
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… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
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… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
My parents were in high school when I was born. My mom was 16, my dad was 17. They were kids, at the very… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
Because on that watch list, they would be like, yeah, your name - they told me like, yeah, your name matches the name of… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
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… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
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… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
![“[Crack epidemic] definitely has impacted folks in my family, most definitely. I think that's true for most, if not all people, regardless of color, that grew up in and around areas that were closer to the nucleus of the crack epidemic.If you look at Baltimore or D.C., Detroit, Chicago, Oakland…” quote by Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/846/mahershala-ali-6687_areas_crack-epidemic-definitely-has-impacted-f_2345442.jpg)
![“I went to a mosque in Philadelphia with [my wife] in December 24, 1999. And we we went to this mosque in Philly, and I just had such a strong reaction to the prayer. And I was really emotionally - I felt really grounded at that time. And so to be in this prayer and the imam is doing the prayer in…” quote by Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d31/mahershala-ali-6687_attention_i-went-to-a-mosque-in-philadelphia-with_3083.jpg)
