I kind of assumed all of Australia was like the Gold Coast - so I was telling people Australians just work out and go to the beach. Like, Australia has it figured out! But then I went to Sydney, and it was nothing like the Gold Coast - but I still loved it.
More Quotes by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
My father was Muslim, and my mom is Christian, and we moved from New Orleans to Oakland, so I always had this appreciation for different cultures.
I just want to do work that gets people excited and makes them feel things, no matter their economic or racial background.
I think that everybody likes the bad guy.
I have a love-hate relationship with working out. I do not enjoy the experience when I'm doing it, but I never regret it.
For the things that I've been involved in, most of it has really been - it's been a mixture of action and then drama.
I'm from a place where young people traditionally do not have resources.