Mahershala Ali Quotes
For my characters, it's important to get really specific about what they listen to. Because it affects how they move in the world.
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I would like all French children to have unlimited opportunities opened up for them as French minister of education.
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When you look at the roles I've done and the roles coming up, they're all strong. I guess I'm more drawn to that than that kind of submissive role females can be categorised as.
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Art has nothing to do with politics. It is the freest thing in the world.
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I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.
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We're going to have shortages and prices are going to go up. Gasoline is going to be extremely tight for us.
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Just because a rapper is white, I don't feel the need to attack them.
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I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum.
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The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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We all have our strengths and our failings.
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To Republicans, I humbly suggest that we make it possible for Democrats to give up their quest for redistribution of income and wealth by our acceptance of an appropriate role for government in financing those public goods and services necessary to secure a social safety net below which no American would be allowed to fall.
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If you think there are no new frontiers, watch a boy ring the front doorbell on his first date.
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Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the manipulation of a director.
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When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.
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Eventually somebody will want me, and there will be a role that is mine.
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My job as the actress playing Hanna Schmitz, as the actress playing any part, is to understand the character, and to ultimately love the character. And I did love Hanna, absolutely, because I understood her as profoundly as I did at the end of the day.
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The magic of landing my first role on Broadway went 'poof' in a matter of a few weeks.
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I was one of the first artists to make a buzz about '106 & Park.' If it wasn't for that show, I wouldn't be the entertainer that I am today.
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Adolescence is a relatively recent thing in human history -- a period of years between the constraints of childhood and the responsibilities of adulthood. This irresponsible period of adolescence is artificially extended by long years of education, much of it wasted on frivolities. Tenure extends adolescence even further for teachers and professors.
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From the beginning, we promised folks that they'll see whatever event we cover in its entirety, from gavel to gavel - whether it's the House of Representatives or the Senate. That's the whole reason for being.
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As difficult as my story is, it's nothing compared to the people I've worked with. And so I just want to do everything I can to make sure that America continues to be a land of opportunity and hope for people and refuge for people from all over the world.
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Does any art have a practical value? People love to talk about how expensive a painting is. That's the only way we can talk about paintings in this century.
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For my characters, it's important to get really specific about what they listen to. Because it affects how they move in the world.
