I converted Dec. 31, 1999. It was a Friday. That was my second time going to the mosque. The woman who is my wife now… was basically raised Muslim – and she was at that point where she was deciding or trying to come to terms with her own relationship with Islam and how to embrace that for herself. Mahershala Ali Read Quote
I wanted to get that Division I scholarship and play ball and go to school for free, and I was always about getting to that next step… I was always ahead of myself in some way, shape or form, and trying to envision how to get further along and closer to fulfilling that dream of being free and having creative agency, so to speak. Mahershala Ali Read Quote
I love Michelle Williams. I think she’s extraordinary. I was such a fan of ‘Blue Valentine,’ and I heard stories about how Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams worked on that. They lived together for a period of time as rehearsal. From nine in the morning to five at night, living in a space together. The work is really awe-inspiring. Mahershala Ali Read Quote
As a kid, my dad would take me to see indie films when I would visit him in New York. Films that I just wouldn’t see growing up in the Bay Area. Mahershala Ali Read Quote
I’ve never seen ‘Gone with the Wind.’ I don’t know if that’s something to be embarrassed about, but I know that I should have seen that movie by now. Mahershala Ali Read Quote
House of Cards’ opened some doors. I’ve been able to tackle some diverse stories and characters. Mahershala Ali Read Quote
As an actor, as you grow into where you fit in the industry, you’re just trying to find the opportunities, hoping they grow and you get to do more. Mahershala Ali Read Quote
I think it’s important for people of colour to have similar opportunities to white people; that’s what is most important. Mahershala Ali Read Quote
It’s important for people of colour to have the opportunities to play characters that are as nuanced – as three-dimensional, as human – as the characters who we traditionally see getting to play the protagonist. The good guys and the bad guys. The reason that is important is because it’s a better reflection of the reality of the world we live in. Mahershala Ali Read Quote
