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Not too many people can say they love what they do and they really like the people they work with.

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Anthony Mackie
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: September 23
Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
New Orleans
Louisiana
Anthony Dwane Mackie
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I think you can only be outgoing when the person you're talking to is outgoing. I can be outgoing if I want to be, if you meet me halfway.
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You never see girls running after engineers.
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People don't come to Marvel movies for personal life subplots, no.
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Instead of becoming an engineer like my brother, I moved to New York to be an actor.
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With all the movies I've done, I still get recognized from my episode of 'Law & Order' more than anything else. It never fails.
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I enjoy where I am and I don't have a problem with being Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, Don Cheadle, or Jeffrey Wright. They're not the lead of every movie they're in, but every time you see them they're really good.
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Even though homelessness reaches into the depths of despair, there's also a pride and beauty in it, as well.
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If the acting don't work out, I'll have a future in construction.
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There are a lot of limitations and stigmas that are placed on young actors, specifically young black actors.
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