My parents were in high school when I was born. My mom was 16, my dad was 17. They were kids, at… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
How do I transform and be believable as Krogstad in "A Doll's House" or Sir Peter Teazle in "A School for Scandal". — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I got into [acting] so late because of sports. And then when I was in grad school, I sort of got lulled… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
At graduate school in 1999, I finally had the chance to examine why I believe what I believe. I realised that I'd… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I wanted to get that scholarship to - a division one scholarship and play ball and go to school for free. And… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
My parents were kids when I was born. My mother was 16. My father was 17, and they got married in high… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I wanted to get that Division I scholarship and play ball and go to school for free, and I was always about… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
Gay, straight - whatever - adolescents in high school and coming out of junior high, that's such a difficult, awkward period and… — 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
Before I got into grad school, I used to work as a deck hand on these ferry boats in San Francisco, and… — 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
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