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" I was raised with a sense of entrepreneurship - my father owned a roofing business, and I grew up with the idea that you never want someone telling you what you can and cannot do. "
Anthony Mackie
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" If everyone invested in the neighborhood they lived in, the United States would be a magical place. "
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" Do you want to be an actor, or do you want to be a celebrity? I made that decision when I went to Juilliard. I wanted to be an actor. So, if I get the opportunity to be an actor and do some cool, fun and interesting projects, I'm going to do that. "
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" I'm a firm believer in people who love what they do. "
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" Money always changes the game, when you let a dollar come between you and your friends, your cohorts. "
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" Everybody knows when you've got a role in a Spike Lee movie, you're gonna blow up. But I happen to be the only person who's had the lead in the two Spike Lee movies nobody saw. "
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" With all the movies I've done, I still get recognized from my episode of 'Law & Order' more than anything else. It never fails. "
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" I went to school and made good grades and went to college. So I was afforded an opportunity through my parents' hard work that most people don't have. "
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" If the acting don't work out, I'll have a future in construction. "
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" In New Orleans, where I'm from, the average household income, with two working parents, two kids, a dog and a little fence is $16,000 a year, so $15,000 for a movie sounds pretty good. "
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" Every time I get mad, I grab my hammer and make a bookshelf or something. "
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" I just don't understand how people can get so caught up in having their picture taken. "
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" The choices that we make through our lives, the people who intersect us on our path kind of change what our fated destiny is. So some of us are lucky enough for the choices that we make to keep us on our path. "
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" The stage is my first love. "
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" At Juilliard, I couldn't afford to have fun. I went to school and stayed home. "
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