Malik Yoba Quotes

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Malik Yoba

Profession : Actor

Birth : September 17, 1967

I believe in making your own opportunity.

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I'm a very funny person that doesn't get the chance to do a lot of comedy, and the same thing with my accents.

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One of the reasons why I started creating my solo show is so that I have a place to put all of the accents that I do.

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Film and television, one is generally faster. Television generally moves faster in terms of directing, schedules and getting things done. Film, you're on a pretty tight schedule, so the process is the dame.

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Fred Bumaye shows great promise as a young filmmaker with a passion for story and the cinematic language.

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I've always been an activist, so my participation in community outreach and helping is just a natural extension of that.

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As I kid I watched 'Star Trek' and 'Battlestar Galactica.'

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A lot of the shows I have done, I'm often the only black guy and I have often had to play second or third fiddle. It isn't necessarily a bad thing if it is a strong ensemble cast. But I feel people have overlooked my abilities.

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A lot of times, we don't seek the help. If you come from a family where you might have been abused, a lot of times, particularly with males, regardless of what the ethnic background is there's a sense of like 'Just keep it moving.'

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It's always nice when you see an email in your inbox that says 'offer,' then you read the email and go, 'Oh, okay. Who's doing it, what's it about?'

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I've always had a lot of gay friends; transgender friends.

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I had a paper route at eight years old in Harlem.

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I've directed web series, music videos, film shorts, and theater. It's just a hat I put on.

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If you do God's work, all your needs will be provided.

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I'm doing work in the community.

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

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I personally don't prefer acting and directing in something because I don't have the same objectivity.

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The things I'm most excited about are projects I'm producing. But if a director I'd love to work with calls, I'm always game.

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I'm happy with getting older and getting more focused. I thought I was focused when I was young, but you're only as focused as experience will allow you to be.

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As your life expands your focus expands or contracts.

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