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
I was always sort of ahead of myself in some way, shape or form and trying to envision how to get further… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
The freedom that I wanted as a kid would - probably would not have been good for me and not in the… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I've personally been on the outside sometimes. But I was - I personally was never persecuted especially in the way in which… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
What inspires me today is a desire to get closer to an understanding of what my artistic capacities are with the hope… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I didn't have the passion for athletics in that way, that there were other parts of me that felt under-served and that… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
Theater will cast in a more open way; Denzel Washington might play Richard III. Television and film don't really cast openly like… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
It was really a focus on how to in some ways keep moving in this direction towards something that allowed me to… — 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
I think how strict my mother's home could be with my mom and my stepfather, there was a fluidity and freedom in… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
Having a child is the polar opposite experience of the awards season experience. The awards-season experience requires you to be out in… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I think in some ways, I would go back home, and I didn't really quite fit in and couldn't - didn't have… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
When it finally came my way and doors opened up for me to do it and to be on stage, it felt… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I became more curious about the story behind the story [in the House of Cards]. So what was really going on behind… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
When we kind of get caught up in the minutiae, the details that make us all different, I think there's two ways… — 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… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
There was things just like not being able to date or - I'm talking like 15, 16 - like just certain things… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I think in some ways, I would go back home, and I didn't really quite fit in and couldn't - didn't have a person… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share
I remember clearly, when I was about 4, my Aunt Linda said, 'I'm not babysitting him no more. He's bad.' It was one of… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share
Theater will cast in a more open way; Denzel Washington might play Richard III. Television and film don't really cast openly like that. The… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share
![“I became more curious about the story behind the story [in the House of Cards]. So what was really going on behind the headline? And it's a little bit sad that that show, it doesn't seem so much like entertainment the way it did back when we started doing it.” quote by Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/926/mahershala-ali-6687_back-when_i-became-more-curious-about-the-story-be_2456823.jpg)
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