I'm from a place where young people traditionally do not have resources. — Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Copy Share Image
If you look at the story of 'The Get Down,' it's the story of young people, unknowns thrown together by their resources, trying to create something. — Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Copy Share Image
I had taken an acting class at Berkeley - I was on the track team, and a friend of mine on the team said,… — Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Copy Share Image
I'm from a place where young people traditionally do not have resources. — Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Copy Share Image
For the things that I've been involved in, most of it has really been - it's been a mixture of action and then drama. — Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Copy Share Image
When I think about it, I was working very hard the summer before I applied to graduate school. I was going to the library… — Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Copy Share Image
'Baywatch' was terrifying. I could feel the financial stakes, you know? — Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Copy Share Image
When I was in college, it was on the recommendation of a friend of mine. He recommended that I take an acting class, and… — Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Copy Share Image
I did not sit down and watch 'Baywatch' growing up. But I do specifically remember it coming on, and I remember it going off.… — Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Copy Share Image
I'm not very excitable as a person. What I say is, I'm always chillin', I'm always chillin'. — Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Copy Share Image
