I got into [acting] so late because of sports. And then when I was in grad school, I sort of got lulled into basically forgetting I was black, in - meaning that everyone you play at a conservatory, 95 percent of the characters are non-black.
I've personally been on the outside sometimes. But I was - I personally was never persecuted especially in the way in which sharing my own experience… - Mahershala Ali
I've personally been on the outside sometimes. But I was - I personally was never persecuted especially in the way in which sharing my own experience…
- Mahershala Ali
At the end of the day we're all spirits having a physical experience. - Mahershala Ali
At the end of the day we're all spirits having a physical experience.
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
I think what I've learned from working on "Moonlight" is we see what happens when you persecute people. They fold into themselves.
What inspires me today is a desire to get closer to an understanding of what my artistic capacities are with the hope of organically sharing my gifts… - Mahershala Ali
What inspires me today is a desire to get closer to an understanding of what my artistic capacities are with the hope of organically sharing my gifts…
The people that I admire have a wonderful balance of self-belief and humility. - Mahershala Ali
The people that I admire have a wonderful balance of self-belief and humility.
As a kid, you're starting to grow up and want more freedoms. But if you have people who are absorbing and adopting religious principles and teachings… - Mahershala Ali
As a kid, you're starting to grow up and want more freedoms. But if you have people who are absorbing and adopting religious principles and teachings…
When you graduate is when you start to find yourself looking at the information in the audition breakdown and it says tall black African - or African… - Mahershala Ali
When you graduate is when you start to find yourself looking at the information in the audition breakdown and it says tall black African - or African…
I think my mom gave me the borders, the - gave me a very clear understanding of what the perimeter was. And I had to find my fun within those boundar… - Mahershala Ali
I think my mom gave me the borders, the - gave me a very clear understanding of what the perimeter was. And I had to find my fun within those boundar…
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 existence that I enjoyed whe… - Mahershala Ali
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 existence that I enjoyed whe…
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