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- Nov 07, 2020
'Mahershala' is my nickname.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have had that same experience where there are several people who have come up in my life at the right time and have made critical contributions to how I see the world and how I see myself.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
At that moment in time when we feel like the other, we were not the person embraced, not one of the cool kids, not in the club - when you're that person, it makes you feel smaller, and when they persecute you as a result, that's a difficult position to be in.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Who is that person that comes around and says, 'You are OK, you are worthy, you are special?' That makes all the difference in the world for many of us. Those are the people we appreciate the most.
- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020
Social media has colonized what was once a sacred space occupied by emptiness: the space reserved for thought and creativity.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
My friends in college, several of whom are still my closest companions, would tell you that I was almost obsessed with becoming - fixated on creating - the future that I envisioned for myself: one of expanding to know my fullest self, which I have in no way achieved.
- Humble
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my humble opinion, the ages 22 to about 27 are the most critical years of your adult life. It's your time to gestate in the cocoon of becoming.
- Creative
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do believe that there are creative chakras or different sorts of energy centers.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I found myself sort of becoming a character actor, though I don't know if that would be my natural makeup.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People are really paying attention to the comic-book genre, and there's a lot of time and attention being invested in these projects with a wonderful sense of quality control.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
Cottonmouth is the result of having to react to his circumstances. He had to, in some ways, take control of the situation and own his circumstances. But as a result of that, he became a person he didn't intend to become.
- Nov 07, 2020
I was a sports kid.
- Chemistry
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really enjoyed working with Mariah, Alfre Woodward's character, because she's a wonderful actor, and I felt we had a natural chemistry that was reflective of real family members.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's still amazing, but when I was growing up, Harlem was the Mecca of black culture. I was so inspired by it, the aspirational feeling you'd get spending time there. Experiences that were really specific to that place.
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
To get to play someone who was in some capacity the King of Harlem, that meant something to me. Deep within my bones. I was inspired by the energy that I knew to be a real thing.
- Kitchen
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- Nov 07, 2020
What you see in 'Daredevil' and 'Jessica Jones' isn't the Hell's Kitchen of today; it's a version of what it was like.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't really compare any of the characters I play; I try to go into them being very open to what the characters can offer and what I can bring to them and then bring a being to life.
- Black
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's about very talented writers, directors, producers, and actors being in a position for their projects to be supported, but there's just not enough black projects being made.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are not enough going into production so that we can tout them. Look at 'Precious'... In order for them to stand out, they have to get made in the first place, and that's just not happening enough.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I watch a lot of home stuff; I like seeing things go from one thing to another and get fixed up.
- Should
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- Nov 07, 2020
Cultures and races are mixing in a very organic way in the world, and that should be reflected in film and television.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to take on my full name, which was sort of a crazy thing to do considering that we're in Hollywood.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think if you have any desire to be a leading man or to really carry some of these stories, there's this relationship that has to be cultivated with an audience. People have to be able to say your name.
- Marvel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Marvel has such a huge slice of the pie.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
At a certain point in my career, I was probably having a difficult time 'holding space.' So you get a character that has to be commanding in order for him to resonate and make sense.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
The call for diversity is about recognizing that in order to be in the conversation come awards season, it goes back to the content that is being produced.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you have these surprise breakout films that do well, that have good performances in them, it puts a lot of pressure on the Academy to recognize those projects, so it's more of a conversation about what is greenlit.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think #OscarsSoWhite is about there not truly being enough people of color represented.
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020
For my characters, it's important to get really specific about what they listen to. Because it affects how they move in the world.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Luke Cage' is about a reluctant superhero who lives in the shadows in Harlem. He has to decide if he's going to step up and fight for the heart of the city and defend the people against Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes, my character, who kinda wants to keep everything in order and intact. I'm the criminal element in the story.
- Comic
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- Nov 07, 2020