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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

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Perspective

Football

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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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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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. "