Barkhad Abdi famous quotes

03-28-2025

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
The line was originally, â€˜Captain Phillips, get a load of me: fancy-free on the seven seas,â€™ but I ad-libbed.
-- Barkhad Abdi

#Sea #Lines #Fancy
When you work with a great director, you realise you are far from being a director.
-- Barkhad Abdi

#Directors #Realising
I just want to keep acting and better my craft and see how far it goes.
-- Barkhad Abdi

#Acting #Crafts #Want
I left Somalia when I was seven years old, but I witnessed a whole year in a war.
-- Barkhad Abdi

#War #Years #Seven
It is weird. A lot of people try to ask me political questions. Im not a politician.
-- Barkhad Abdi

#People #Political #Trying
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
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
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
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

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