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Mahershala Ali Quotes

Total quotes: 13
“One thing I learned, the war? Life happens now. Then later's now, y'know? It's never behind you.”
— Wayne Hays, True Detective, Season 3: Hunters in the Dark
Tagged: Time
“OK. Let your head rest in my hand. Relax. I got you. I promise. I won't let you go. Hey man. I got you. There you go. Ten Seconds. Right there. You in the middle of the world.”
— Juan, Moonlight
Tagged: reassurance
“Little: Do you sell drugs?

Juan: Yeah.

Little: And my mama...she do drugs, right?

Juan: Yeah.”
— Juan, Moonlight
Tagged: Drugs, mama, Drug Dealer
“OK. Let your head rest in my hand. Relax. I got you. I promise. I won’t let you go. Hey, man. I got you. There you go. Ten seconds. Right there. You in the middle of the world.”
— Juan, Moonlight
Tagged: relax
“I wasn't a fearful man. I did things some people even called brave. Y'all made a coward of me. I been terrified since the day you were born.”
— Wayne Hays, True Detective, Season 3: Hunters in the Dark
Tagged: Scared Of Having Kids, Having Kids, Being Scared Of Your Kids
“I'm all about the old school. You know that eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth kind of thing. Fire and brimstone. See back then do someone wrong, wasn't no beggin' and pleadin'. Just took care of it. Handled your business.”
— Cornell Cottonmouth, Marvel's Luke Cage, Season 1: Code of the Streets
Tagged: Old School, Eye for An Eye, Fire, brimstone, Handled Your Business
“At some point you've got to decide who you wanna be. Can’t let nobody make that decision for you.”
— Juan, Moonlight
Tagged: Self-Determination
“[first lines]

Juan: Business good?

Terrence: Business good. Everybody cleaned out, it’s in the cut if you want it.”
— Juan, Moonlight
Tagged: Drugs, Business, Drug Dealer
“Juan: I saw your mama last night.

Little: I hate her.

Juan: I bet you do.

[pause]

Juan: Hated mine, too.

[pause]

Juan: Miss her like hell now. All I’m gonna say about that.”
— Juan, Moonlight
Tagged: mother/son, Hatred, Regret
“Little: [innocently] What's a faggot?

Juan: A faggot is... a word used to make gay people feel bad. [pause]

Little: Am I a faggot?

Juan: No. You're not a faggot. You can be gay, but you don't have to let nobody call you a faggot.”
— Juan, Moonlight
Tagged: gay, faggot, Homophobia
“I got you a promise. Never let you go.”
— Juan, Moonlight
Tagged: promises, Commitment
“Can't let nobody make that decision for you.”
— Juan, Moonlight
Tagged: Self-Determination
“Juan: [to Little] Let me tell you something, man. There are black people everywhere. You remember that, okay? No place you can go in the world ain’t got no black people, we was the first on this planet. [Slight pause] I’ve been here a long time. I’m from Cuba. Lotta black folks in Cuba. You wouldn’t know that from being here, though. I was a wild little shorty, man. Just like you. Running around with no shoes on, when the moon was out. This one time, I ran by this old...this old lady. I was runnin’ and hollerin’, and cuttin’ a fool, boy. This old lady, she stopped me. She said...[pauses, imitates an old lady’s voice] ‘Runnin’ around, catching up all that light. In moonlight, black boys look blue. You blue, that’s what I’m gon’ call you. ‘Blue’.’

Little: So your name ‘Blue’?

Juan: [Chuckles] Nah.

[Another pause]

Juan: [to Little] At some point, you gotta decide for yourself who you gonna be. Can’t let nobody make that decision for you.”
— Juan, Moonlight
Tagged: Black People, Cuba, Moonlight, Blue, Nicknames
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