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Quote by Mahershala Ali

“How do I transform and be believable as Krogstad in "A Doll's House" or Sir Peter Teazle in "A School for Scandal".”

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Mahershala Ali, born on February 16, 1974, is an accomplished actor from the United States. Known for his exceptional performances in both film and television, Ali gained widespread recognition and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in 'Moonlight' and 'Green Book'. more

“When you graduate is when you start to find yourself looking at the information in the audition breakdown and it says tall black African - or African-American built such and such. And you start seeing these character descriptions and seeing that, oh, you're only going in for the ones that are described as your look.”

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Author:Mahershala Ali

“I never wanted to accept that. And so I have always fought against that in some way, shape or form and had - I've had people who have supported trying to get me in for things that were beyond the character description.”

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Author:Mahershala Ali

“I became more curious about the story behind the story [in the House of Cards]. So what was really going on behind the headline? And it's a little bit sad that that show, it doesn't seem so much like entertainment the way it did back when we started doing it.”

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Author:Mahershala Ali

“It felt, like, so far from - or far enough from the reality of things that we can enjoy it purely as entertainment. And now it feels a little bit too in alignment, honestly, but yeah - so we'll see how season five [House of Cards] goes over there.”