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Barkhad Abdi
Somali
Actor
Born:
Apr 10
,
1985
Better
Challenge
Great
Me
People
Work
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It is weird. A lot of people try to ask me political questions. I'm not a politician.
Barkhad Abdi
Me
People
Political
Try
Politician
Weird
Lot
Questions
Ask
When I was leaving Yemen to come to America, things were tough. My dad had just been laid off, and it was a challenge. When I lived in Yemen, I thought America was a perfect place. Everything was bigger and better. I dreamed big. The American dream, you know? You have to work hard for your dream to come true.
Barkhad Abdi
Work
You
Work Hard
Better
Challenge
Thought
Tough
Big
Everything
Dream
Dreamed
Perfect
Had
True
Come
Know
Leaving
Were
Been
Off
Yemen
America
American
Just
American Dream
Bigger
Laid
Place
Your
Hard
Your Dream
Dad
Lived
Things
I would DJ pool parties in Minneapolis, but I never swam there!
Barkhad Abdi
Pool
Would
Minneapolis
Never
Parties
What I believe will make my acting career successful going forward is hard work. I like to challenge myself. Then it's the people I meet and choosing the projects I want to work on correctly. There's a lot of characters I can play.
Barkhad Abdi
Work
Hard Work
Myself
People
Challenge
Will
Believe
Meet
Projects
Correctly
Characters
Like
Make
Lot
Going
Want
Then
Successful
Acting
Acting Career
Hard
Choosing
Forward
Play
Career
I used to play football all the time. In the U.S., people don't play football, so I had to learn basketball. Looking back, that's what I like about my life - doing new things, having a new perspective.
Barkhad Abdi
Life
Time
People
Perspective
My Life
Looking
Looking Back
New Things
Back
About
Having
Had
Football
New
Like
Learn
Doing
New Perspective
Used
Play
Play Football
Things
Basketball
I don't see myself only as a Somali character. I think of myself as an actor, and if the job fits me and I like the story, I will go for it.
Barkhad Abdi
Myself
Character
Me
Will
Job
Think
See
Somali
Only
Like
Go
Go For It
Fits
Story
Actor
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