Mahershala Ali

"At some point, you gotta decide for yourself who you gonna be. Can't let nobody make that decision for you."

"And rich white people pay me to play piano for them because it makes them feel cultured."

"But as soon as I step off that stage, I go right back to being just another negro to them."

"And I suffer that side alone, because I'm not accepted by my own people 'cause I'm not like them, either."

"So if I'm not black enough and if I'm not white enough and if I'm not man enough then tell me, Tony, what am I!?"

"You only win when you maintain your dignity."

"I'm about to embark on a concert tour in the Deep South."

"And those weren't children on the cover, those were demons in the bowels of Hell."

"Next time you need extra money, just ask me."

"So stooping down in the gravel pitching dice for pocket change makes you a winner?"

"They didn't have a choice whether to be inside or out."