Malik Yoba Quotes

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Malik Yoba

Profession : Actor

Birth : September 17, 1967

For me, 'Cool Runnings' was amazing because I always wanted to bobsled and go to the Olympics.

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We live in a world where mental health is real. Emotional health is real, and people feel like no one cares.

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Being a part of 'Empire' was a wonderful experience and opportunity to work with everyone involved.

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It took me until my 40s to realize the five essential areas that are important to at least have a real dating chance. Obviously, beyond the physical compatibility, which is where we all start in junior high school, I think that intellectual compatibility and spiritual compatibility, emotional intelligence, and financial compatibility are important.

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Being raised Muslim, we had to get up at the crack of dawn to pray. There was no sleeping in, no getting up Saturday morning to watch cartoons because there was no TV in the house. But you got up and you worked, cleaned the house.

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When you walk among your own people and you know that they have a question about your integrity and everyone's giving you the side-eye, the people that used to give you the love, that's a very interesting feeling.

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If you tell yourself you can't, you're right.

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Accents are definitely one of my strong suits, and a lot of folks don't know that.

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Food is very powerful.

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For me, I've always been an entrepreneur.

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I've never been the actor that's waiting for a job. I always have 15,000 other things going on.

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I made some money, some real money on my first real estate transaction.

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I think it's hard for anyone to get into real estate or Hollywood.

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Baltimore obviously has a lot of problems, but there are people there that have a lot of promise.

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I used to walk in the burnt up Harlem of the '80s, and I'd look at brownstones that were dilapidated or apartment buildings, thinking 'Whoever designed this and built this did not want it to look like this.' So, I used to visualize one day being able to contribute and build in Harlem.

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I've had the opportunity to work as an actor and tell stories that transform.

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I'm proud to be part of projects that literally change lives.

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Baltimore and Detroit - they are solid cities.

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Sometimes you have producers tell you 'I'm a huge fan, I'm a huge fan.' But David Guggenheim, I have so much love for this dude.

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It's not all about starring in a TV show for me. It's about being able to provide opportunity and employment for other people.

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