Mahershala Ali Quotes

I don't want to say I took myself too seriously, but I put a lot of pressure on myself coming out of school. I saw so many people leave the business behind, certain opportunities disappear for folks who had to go into other professions. That kind of terrified me. As a result, I wanted things to happen really quickly.

Mahershala Ali

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 16, 1974

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BusinessMyselfSchoolPeopleMe

Yes, I've been very preoccupied with the survivor all through my work.

Robert Jay Lifton

WorkSurvivorYesThroughBeenVery

I didn't go to the right schools, didn't come from a well-known family, nor was I even remotely connected to a powerful publishing dynasty.

Matt Drudge

FamilyPowerfulGoConnectedRight

I am often compared to actors who were launched with me. I feel blessed with whatever I have got so far.

Anita Hassanandani Reddy

I AmMeBlessedFeelWhateverFar

I think when actors run away from their work that they're slightly crazy, really!

Andy Serkis

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When they tell you to grow up, they mean stop growing.

Tom Robbins

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The food pyramid is very complicated. It doesn't give you as much info in a quick glance as the plate does.

Tom Vilsack

FoodYouComplicatedQuickGive

All phenomena are real in some sense, unreal in some sense, meaningless in some sense, real and meaningless in some sense, unreal and meaningless in some sense, and real and unreal and meaningless in some sense.

Robert Anton Wilson

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I mean one of the weird things about TV and one of the things that some actors don't like but I kind of dig is that you never know where you're headed, I mean you never know what the writer might think of next.

Mary McCormack

ThinkWeirdYouKnowKindNever

I believe, as a matter of principle, that the debt is a problem that must be addressed sooner rather than later. I also know that fundamental changes are needed in the way Washington spends and taxes if we truly want a healthy economy. This must include changing our government's long-term fiscal path, which is unsustainable.

Mick Mulvaney

PathGovernmentBelieveProblemKnow

As we grow, we lift our gaze higher and higher, and then sometimes we are brought to our knees, but all is not lost; what we find on the ground can be very valuable and precisely what we need.

Michael Leunig

GrowFindLostSometimesLiftNeed

I used to listen to so many song bands that were all straight people, and my thinking on it was, 'Well, if I can kind of suspend my own perception of myself and listen to Rivers Cuomo singing about girls, then I don't see why a straight guy can't listen to a band called PWR BTTM.'

Liv Bruce

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If you got a good imagination, a lot of confidence and you kind of know what you are saying, then you might be able to do it. I know a lot of colorful characters at home that would make great actors.

Jason Statham

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