Isaiah Mustafa (Isaiah Amir Mustafa) Quotes
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I believe Karl Marx could have subscribed to the Sermon on the Mount.
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When I initially moved to the city, I had to stay in hotels for almost two years. I was fed up of that life, and it was then that I decided that I wanted a home in the city, so I shifted base permanently.
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Every industry is going to be affected (by the aging population). This creates tremendous opportunities and tremendous challenges.
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Don't program yourself to break down as you age with thoughts that decline is inevitable. Time may be passing for our bodies, but because they house our ageless souls, we never need to see ourselves as old and infirm.
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I love Tom Kenny. And Jill Talley. And Jennifer Aniston, too!
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I know that one of the distinguishing things was I looked like I could hold a gun, even though I'd never held one before and I'm physically able to do the martial arts and all that stuff.
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Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it.
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I think it's always interesting to make sensational stories where, if these people don't make the right choice, it actually puts marks not just on their souls but also their bodies. That means that you can visualize existential questions.
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You can't play having a mental disability. You have to play whatever that person's truth is without any judgement.
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I don't attend costume parties.
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I'm just trying to say that it should reassure us that the inevitable traumas of being human do end up producing some good. Otherwise, the human condition is overwhelmingly depressing.
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I bring a copy of 'Dracula' with me wherever I go, the book. It's my favorite book in the world, it's absolutely incredible. My great-great grandfather was the guy who printed the first edition, so he's the first person to ever put 'Dracula' on the written page.
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Being on a Paul Thomas Anderson film, the best decision an actor can make is to listen to Paul Thomas Anderson. Because he's probably not going to steer anyone in the wrong direction. I would always say go with your gut on any other movie set, but with Paul, I would say go with Paul's gut.
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I don't know how people box for a living. I don't know how they can just hurt people for a living and be OK with it.
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There is no kind way to rip the skin off animals' backs. Anyone who wears any fur shares the blame for the torture and gruesome deaths of millions of animals each year.
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I think the biggest reason I was able to express myself and not be intimidated was by not having a mother. For example, mothers teach you manners. And I absolutely did not learn any of those rules and regulations.
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It's not that we like sad movies that make us feel like, 'Oh, my God, what a bummer.' We like emotionally moving experiences. It's nothing new. It's catharsis. It goes back to the Greeks.
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Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you do.
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You answer anger with love. You answer anger with selflessness. The answer to anger is always the opposite thing of anger.
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Those who have much are often greedy; those who have little often share.
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I need to do more on stage. I've got to get my fix!
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I don't sit down and have meals too often, unless I go out for dinner.
