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" I would DJ pool parties in Minneapolis, but I never swam there! "
Barkhad Abdi
Would
DJ
Never
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" When you work with a great director, you realise you are far from being a director. "
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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. "
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" I left Somalia when I was seven years old, but I witnessed a whole year in a war. "
Barkhad Abdi
Left
Years
Year
" 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
Work
America
American Dream
" 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. "
Barkhad Abdi
Me
Myself
Story
" 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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Myself
Challenge
Hard Work
" I just want to keep acting and better my craft and see how far it goes. "
Barkhad Abdi
Better
Craft
See
" 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
Great
Washington
Gangster
" It is weird. A lot of people try to ask me political questions. I'm not a politician. "
Barkhad Abdi
Questions
Me
Political
" 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
Better Person
School
Parents