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I was lucky enough to have parents that took me out from country to country and go to school and learn how to be a better person.

~Barkhad Abdi

Topics: Better Better Person Country Enough Go How Learn Lucky Me Out Parents Person School Took

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I left Somalia when I was seven years old, but I witnessed a whole year in a war.

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Topics: Left Old Seven Somalia War Whole Witnessed Year Years

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When you work with a great director, you realise you are far from being a director.

~Barkhad Abdi

Topics: Being Director Far Great Great Director Realise Work You

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It is weird. A lot of people try to ask me political questions. I'm not a politician.

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Topics: Ask Lot Me People Political Politician Questions Try Weird

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I was never interested in becoming an actor. I was directing videos. I was never into acting. I was into shooting music videos. I've only ever been behind the camera. Never in front of it.

~Barkhad Abdi

Topics: Acting Actor Becoming Been Behind Camera Directing Ever Front Interested Music Music Videos Never Only Shooting Videos

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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

Topics: America American American Dream Been Better Big Bigger Challenge Come Dad Dream Dreamed Everything Had Hard Just Know Laid Leaving Lived Off Perfect Place Things Thought Tough True Were Work Work Hard You Your Your Dream

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I like 'The Usual Suspects'. Great film. I also like 'Scarface', films like that. Lots of gangster films. I really like watching all kinds of films, dramas, romance. I'll watch comedies. I like Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle. I'd like to meet them.

~Barkhad Abdi

Topics: Al Al Pacino Also Chris Comedies Dave De Niro Denzel Denzel Washington Dramas Film Films Gangster Great Great Film Kinds Like Lots Meet Niro Really Robert Rock Romance Suspects Them Usual Washington Watch Watching

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I would DJ pool parties in Minneapolis, but I never swam there!

~Barkhad Abdi

Topics: Never Parties Pool Would Dj

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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

Topics: Acting Acting Career Believe Career Challenge Characters Choosing Correctly Forward Going Hard Hard Work Like Lot Make Meet Myself People Play Projects Successful Then Want Will Work I Can I Believe

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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

Topics: About Back Basketball Doing Football Had Having Learn Life Like Looking Looking Back My Life New New Perspective New Things People Perspective Play Play Football Things Time Used

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Biography

Nationality: Somali

Type: Actor

Born: April 10th, 1985

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