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Malik Yoba
Malik Yoba
American Actor
Born: Sep 17, 1967
Always Me Opportunity People Think You
No matter what your dream is, first you have to think that anything is possible. Malik Yoba
You Matter First Think Possible Dream Anything Anything Is Possible Your Your Dream
I'm a rabble rouser, man! Malik Yoba
Man Rabble
My father kicked me out of the house by the time I was 16. Malik Yoba
Time Me Father Kicked Out House By The Time
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. Malik Yoba
Day Walk Build Thinking One Day Visualize Able Like Look Buildings Built Were Up Contribute Did Being Want Burnt Apartment Used Whoever Designed Harlem
It's very rare that Black actors get an opportunity to do period pieces and to have a breadth of characters to choose from in their work. Malik Yoba
Work Opportunity Black Rare Characters Pieces Period Period Pieces Very Get Breadth Choose Actor
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. Malik Yoba
Morning You Sleeping Muslim TV Cartoons Cleaned Dawn Had House Because Got Pray Up Crack Get Getting Being Worked Saturday Saturday Morning Watch Raised
My experience has shown me that many people struggle with forgiveness of self and/or others. Malik Yoba
Forgiveness Me Struggle Experience People Others Self Many Shown
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. Malik Yoba
Me People Opportunity Other TV TV Show Able About Employment Provide Being Show
I'm a dad; I started a program for young men when my first child was born. Malik Yoba
Men First Young Born First Child Child Young Men Dad Started Program
People think that it's ok to degenerate and disrespect someone just because they're in the public eye. Malik Yoba
People Think Disrespect OK Eye Degenerate Someone Because Just Just Because Public Public Eye
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. Malik Yoba
Law Detectives Law Enforcement Lots Friends Bureau Agents Enforcement Who Played
I made some money, some real money on my first real estate transaction. Malik Yoba
Money Real Estate Made First Some Real Real Money Transaction Estate
I think it's hard for anyone to get into real estate or Hollywood. Malik Yoba
Real Estate Think I Think Real Get Anyone Estate Hollywood Hard
Being a part of 'Empire' was a wonderful experience and opportunity to work with everyone involved. Malik Yoba
Work Experience Wonderful Opportunity Everyone Part Empire Involved Wonderful Experience Being
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. Malik Yoba
You Faster Television Pretty Directing Schedule Schedules Generally Terms Tight Done Getting Moves Process Film Film And Television Things Dame
Don't think because I'm a positive dude, I'm going to always say something nice. If you come at me crooked, one too many times or if too many people came at me crooked too many times in a row, then they're going to get it. I don't always exercise that self control and I don't regret it either. Malik Yoba
Positive Me You People Regret Too Many People Control Nice Think Too Say Crooked Something Self Self-Control Come Because Exercise Always Dude Came Times Get Going Either Then Many Row
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.' Malik Yoba
Family You Sense Background Seek Abuse Come Like Particularly Been Males Lot Times Just Where Regardless Moving Might Ethnic Ethnic Background Help Keep
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. Malik Yoba
People Strong Black Ensemble Bad I Feel Ability Guy Only Cast Bad Thing Had Feel Overlooked Lot Done Often Fiddle Shows Play Thing Necessarily Second Third
As an adult I wasn't dying to participate in sci-fi projects. Malik Yoba
Projects Adult Participate Sci-Fi Dying
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. Malik Yoba
Love You Integrity People Walk Giving Feeling Own Everyone About Give Know Question Very Interesting Your Used Among
In my experience on 'New York Undercover,' where I played a dad, I was 26 years old, and I didn't have kids then. And at that time, it would blow me away that people said they became a better parent because of watching my role on that TV show. Malik Yoba
Time Me Experience People Better Old Kids TV Would TV Show Parent Undercover New Became Because Said Years Role Blow York New York Where Then Show Dad Away Played Watching
I've never been the actor that's waiting for a job. I always have 15,000 other things going on. Malik Yoba
Waiting Job Other Never Always Been Going Actor Things
When you engage with people as an artist you know exactly what they feel and what they're thinking. Malik Yoba
You People Thinking Exactly Exactly What Feel Know Artist Engage
Success is putting one step in front of the other to get through that door whatever that door is. Malik Yoba
Success Whatever Other Through Step Putting Get Front Door Success Is
As your life expands your focus expands or contracts. Malik Yoba
Life Focus Contracts Your
Baltimore and Detroit - they are solid cities. Malik Yoba
Solid Cities Detroit Baltimore
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