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Malik Yoba Biography

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Malik Yoba is an American actor born on September 17, 1967. He has a rich acting experience in both film and television, known for his outstanding performances in various works.

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“And, to help society at large to understand that in the equation of life, fathers are of equal importance as mothers.”

Helping Mother Father Equal Importance Equations

Author:Malik Yoba

“At the end of the day, if you are an actor, you definitely know that you're just work-for-hire.”

Ifs Knows Ends Actors The End Of The Day

Author:Malik Yoba

“Directing is kind of like acting through other people. You see moments and you see things and if you don't see the actors hit it, you paint in those little spaces and tell them what direction to go in.”

People Ifs Kind Littles Moments Actors Space Acting Paint

Author:Malik Yoba

“The world is changing and how we reach people has changed. It's no longer throwing ads on your network and putting up billboards. It's now social media and things move virally, and the networks haven't always caught up to that.”

People World Moving Social Media Havens Changed Caught Social Media Throwing Ads Caught Up Billboards

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“I never like to be the person trying to hard sell, saying, "This is why you should watch it." I know that my fans, who have followed me for years, want to know what I'm doing.”

Knows Want Should Trying Years Persons Hard Watches Fans Sells

Author:Malik Yoba

“I've played lots of law enforcement agents, and I do have friends that are in the bureau, in the DEA, and who are detectives and captains.”

Law Agents Captains Law Enforcement Enforcement Detectives

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“I like working with great talent, in every capacity. I have a rule of thumb, in any creative endeavor - whether I'm doing music and playing in a band, or working with producers, or directing - where I generally like to work with people who are smarter than me or better than me.”

People Creative Talent Band Capacity Producers Endeavor Smarter Thumbs Great Talent

Author:Malik Yoba

“Almost every single person that I've worked with - whether it's been George Clooney or Robert DeNiro or Harvey Keitel, or whoever - the quality that I find that's most consistent in most of the people is the humility.”

People Persons Quality Humility Consistent Single Person Harvey

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“You can't be an FBI agent without being cautious and thinking things through. That's just part of the training.”

Thinking Training Agents Cautious Fbi Fbi Agents Thinking Things Through

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“Because I've always aspired to direct and produce, I've literally worked with about 200 directors and countless producers, so what I appreciate is how, through osmosis and through actually asking questions and through people offering wisdom, there's a lot in there.”

People Produce Directors Appreciate Direct Asking Producers Offering Asking Questions Osmosis

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“There's a lot that I'd love to do. I haven't had a chance to really show the breadth of my talent, so I look forward to that.”

Looks Shows Chance Talent Havens Breadth

Author:Malik Yoba

“I think any time you have any kind of social ill, not just domestic violence...as much as it's about the act, the obvious theme of domestic violence, Domestic Violence Awareness Month is also about how men deal with their emotions. It's not just like who gets brutalized; sometimes it's women that are abusing men, too. I think it's just an opportunity for us to look at ourselves. How do we treat each other? Why do we treat each other that way?”

Thinking Men Kind Sometimes Opportunity Emotion Violence Awareness Ill Obvious Domestic Violence

Author:Malik Yoba

“If you love yourself, if you truly love yourself, then you'll see other people in yourself, and you won't behave that way.”

People Love You Behave Love Yourself

Author:Malik Yoba

“Drs. Pinkett and Robinson choose to BE the message that they bring! They don't just enumerate the problems but offer solid solutions for navigating pathways to business ownership, and the halls and boardrooms of previously 'all white' corporate America. Black Faces in White Places is a necessary tool for anyone trying to make their own magic happen.”

Trying Problem Happens America Faces Black White Magic Offers Messages Solutions Tools Corporate Halls Ownership Drs Pathways Corporate America Black Face

Author:Malik Yoba

About the Author

Born: September 17, 1967
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 14

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