Mahershala Ali quotes:

I always hope to be a better person tomorrow than today.

I grew up in church. My mom's a minister, and my grandmother was an ordained minister. I was always very mindful of the presence of a greater being I call God.

I'm not much of cook, but I cook a mean bowl of oatmeal.

Hold tight to the mentality of being a student, meaning hold on to curiosity and approach life as a student.

The people that I admire have a wonderful balance of self-belief and humility.

To really be conscious of how long the journey is, be patient, push yourself, persevere and always be working on your craft while waiting for your break.

What inspires me today is a desire to get closer to an understanding of what my artistic capacities are with the hope of organically sharing my gifts with an audience in the most heightened way I possibly can.