Mahershala Ali Quotes

I am still seeking to become firmly established as an actor.

I have been reading scripts, going to auditions and looking for the right opportunities.

When I started as an actor, I kind of started with a couple features. I've been waiting for the opening.

I hadn't really thought about doing any acting at all post-'Center Stage.'

I'm always in the market for my acting.

I'm tryin' to get some acting credibility, get some other work.

There's a lot of actors out there or people who want to be actors. It's unique to find somebody that, you know, needs to be an actor.

Most actors will tell you that it takes a while to figure out what you want to be because we just want to do everything we see on TV and don't know that 'actor' is a job yet.

I've been acting a long time. I've been a member of SAG since 1982.

I actually have, in all seriousness, in the back of my mind someday to write a book, the title of which would be 'Quit Now and Other Practical Advice for the Aspiring Actor.'

I carried on acting during school holidays and was all set to go to drama school when I was offered my first professional job appearing in 'King David' with Richard Gere.

I just wanted to be a guy who could earn a living as an actor, and I did that for a long time.

My goal has always been to be a working actor.

I'm never offered any sort of roles. I need to audition in a typically lengthy process to receive roles.

Becoming an actress takes a lot longer than being a star. I don't want to be a star. I want to be an actress. I want to build a career.

I'm still an actor who wants to work all the time.

I particularly want more acting. I've been auditioning a lot, and I definitely want to act.

But it's hard to sustain a successful acting career today.

I would advise anyone seriously interested in acting to study, train, and work as much as possible... You will know soon enough if it's the right avenue for you.

I'm trying to be a working actor. I'm not in pursuit of fame. I'm not trying to be in the kinds of films that make you famous like that.

There are many things I want to do, so many people I want to work with, so many different opportunities out there as an actor.

I hope through 'The Family Man,' I get some good offers.

I knew I wanted to be an actor but didn't know how to go about it. That's why my ambition, initially, was not to play a lead role in a Bollywood film.

The bigger the movies you're in, the chances are better at getting more diverse roles.

I always wanted to be an actor and started modelling for various commercials when I was 16 and when I was in Class XII, got 'Issaq' through auditioning.