Barkhad Abdi Quotes

• I just want to keep acting and better my craft and see how far it goes.

  Barkhad Abdi

  Acting, Crafts, Want

  "‘Captain Phillips’ breakout star Barkhad Abdi talks Tom Hanks, Oscars nod". Interview with Gregory E. Miller, nypost.com. January 24, 2014.

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• It is weird. A lot of people try to ask me political questions. Im not a politician.

  Barkhad Abdi

  People, Political, Trying

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• The line was originally, ‘Captain Phillips, get a load of me: fancy-free on the seven seas,’ but I ad-libbed.

  Barkhad Abdi

  Sea, Lines, Fancy

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

  Barkhad Abdi

  War, Years, Seven

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I dont 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

  Jobs, Character, Thinking

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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

  Country, School, Parent

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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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

  Dream, Dad, Hard Work

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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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

  Believe, Hard Work, Character

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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

  Barkhad Abdi

  Directors, Realising

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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