Mahershala Ali
'Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother' Clip: Just Here to Get Milk for My Baby
Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali Quotes

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Memorable Quotes from Mahershala Ali

13 quotes
Caution Against Dangerous Exploration
Duncan Kincaid No one's dumb enough to go where we're going.
Hope Amidst Despair in District 8
Boggs This has gotta be fast. In and out. Move out.
Paylor You're alive then. We weren't sure.
Boggs Katniss, Commander Paylor, District 8. Katniss has been recovering, but she insisted on coming out, and seein some of your wounded.
Paylor Well, we've got plenty of those. We have a mass grave a few blocks west, but, I can't spare the manpower to move them yet. Hospital's past that curtain. Any hope you can give them, it's worth it. The Capitol's done everything they can to break us.
[''Entering hospital'']
Boggs Aren't you worried about having all your wounded in one place?
Paylor I think it's better than leaving them to die.
Boggs That's not what I meant.
Paylor Well, that's my only other option. If you can come up with another, I'm all ears. It's right through here.
Katniss Don't film me in there. I can't help them.
Cressida Just let them see your face.
Woman 1 Katniss Everdeen? What are you doing here?
Katniss I came to see you.
Woman 2 What about the baby?
Katniss I lost it.
Man Are you fighting, Katniss? You here to fight with us?
Katniss I am. I will.
[''Man does Mockingjay salute with the rest of the fighters joining in'']
Cressida Tighter. Tighter, tighter.
[''Pollux, who's filming'']
Understanding Identity and Labels
Little What's a faggot?
[innocently]
Juan A faggot is... a word used to make gay people feel bad.
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.
Concerns About District Broadcasts and Impact
Gale Your mom's gonna be proud of you when she sees the footage. Will this play in the districts?
Cressida It'll be tattooed on their eyes.
Boggs There's a problem.
Gale What kinda problem?
Boggs Incoming bombers from the north. We need to find cover now.
Paylor There's a bunker in there.
Boggs Gale, back away from the wall!
[''Katniss and Gale are observing incoming bomber planes from a wall hole'']
Katniss You okay?
Boggs Move!
[''A smokestack is falling towards Katniss and Gale'']
Gale They're going after something to the south.
Katniss That's towards the hospital.
Katniss They're circling back around. Come on! That's the hospital. They're targeting the hospital.
[''Planes drop bombs''; ''Planes come over Katniss and Gale who implode one with one crashing into the other then crashing into a smokestack which falls into the hospital'']
Cressida Katniss? Katniss, can you tell everyone what you're seeing right now? Katniss, what do you wanna say?
Memorable Moments from the Reaping
Effie When she volunteered her sister at the Reaping.
[''In response to Haymitch after the rebel leaders watch a propaganda clip of Katniss'']
Haymitch Excellent example. Okay. I hope that wasn't important. Okay. "Volunteer for sister". Good. What else?
[''Wiping off information of a electronic touch screen''; ''Writing a note'']
Effie When she sang that song for little Rue.
Haymitch Oh, yeah. Who didn't get choked up at that? You know, I like you better, Effie, without all that makeup.
Effie Well, I like you better sober.
Haymitch When she chose Rue as an ally as well.
Effie Yes.
Haymitch Now, what do all of these have in common?
Gale No one told what to do.
Beetee Unscripted, yes. So maybe we should just leave her alone.
Boggs And wash her face. She's still a girl. You made her look 35.
Plutarch The opportunities for spontaneity are obviously lacking underground. So what you're suggesting is we toss her into combat?
President Alma I can't sanction putting an untrained civilian in battle just for effect. This is not the Capitol.
Haymitch That is exactly what I'm suggesting. Put her in the field.
President Alma No, we can't protect her.
Haymitch It has to come from her. That's what people respond to. You want a symbol for the revolution? She cannot be coached into it. Trust me, I know. Maybe there's someplace less dangerous.
Beetee District 8. They reported heavy bombing last month. There are no military targets left.
President Alma We can't guarantee her safety.
Katniss You'll never be able to guarantee my safety. I wanna go.
President Alma And if you're killed?
Katniss Make sure you get it on camera.
[''Plutarch scoffs'']
A Friendly Bet Between Two Characters
Dr. Don Shirley I’ve been looking for you.
Tony Lip Yeah, sorry. The guys were having a little game.
Dr. Don Shirley Next time you need extra money, just ask me.
Tony Lip It’s more fun winning it.
Dr. Don Shirley And what if you lost?
Tony Lip Craps and cards. I don’t lose, Doc. I don’t lose.
Dr. Don Shirley So stooping down in the gravel pitching dice for pocket change makes you a winner?
Tony Lip What are you giving me shit for? Everybody was doing it.
Dr. Don Shirley They didn’t have a choice whether to be inside or out. You did. Now, wipe off your knees. You have dirt on them.
Duncan Kincaid Discusses Travel Plans to Barbados
Duncan Kincaid We go up to Barbados, avoid government patrol, but there aren't that many anymore.
Finding Your Own Identity
Juan I've been here a long time. I'm from Cuba. A lot of black folks in Cuba. You wouldn't know from being here now. I was a wild little shortie, man. Just like you. Running around with no shoes on, the moon was out. This one time, I run by this old... this old lady. I was running, hollerin'. Cuttin a fool, boy. This old lady, she stopped me. She said... "Running around, catching a lot of light". "In moonlight, black boys look blue". "You're blue". "That's what I'm gonna call you: Blue'.
[imitates old lady voice]
Little Is your name Blue'?
Juan Nah. At some point, you gotta decide for yourself who you're going to be. Can't let nobody make that decision for you.
[laughs; pause]
Despair and Duty Amidst War
Katniss Finnick.
[''Wanders through hospital hall and comes up on Finnick's room'']
Finnick I wanted to go back for Peeta and Johanna, but I... I couldn't move. They have Annie, too. They took her. She's... She's in the Capitol. I wish she was dead. I wish they were all dead and we were, too.
Boggs Miss Everdeen. Colonel Boggs, District 13's head of security. I know you've been discharged, but President Coin's requested to meet with you first.
Katniss Is there any news?
Boggs I'm just here to escort you. We were always told there was nothing left of 13. Capitol bombed the surface to rubble. But we're military, so we learned to survive down here. Preparing, training.
[''Riding down the elevator with Katniss'']
Reflections on Loss and Maternal Relationships
Juan I saw your mama last night.
Little I hate her.
Juan I bet you do. Hated mine too. Miss her like hell now. All I'm gonna say about that.
[pause; pause]
Embracing Death and Uncertainty
Mombasa I'm ready to die. Are you?
Strategic Decisions in a Time of Crisis
Katniss You had all of this and you just left the districts to fend for themselves?
[''Boggs is leading Katniss through a hangar filled with air-to-surface bombs'']
Boggs It's not that simple, Katniss. We barely survived. We weren't in any kind of shape to launch a counter-attack. Yeah, we could've bombed the Capitol but they would've retaliated with at least twice the firepower. Then what? There would've been nobody left to claim victory.
Katniss Sounds like exactly what Peeta said and then you all called him a traitor.
Boggs This way, soldier. You are camera-ready.
Effie Doesn't your comrade look handsome?
Boggs Let's go.
[''Katniss walks onto plane'']
Effie Come back safe.
Plutarch Quick introductions, Katniss. These people have come a long way to support the cause. This is Cressida. In my opinion one of the best up-and-coming directors in the Capitol.
Cressida Until I up and left. Hey.
Boggs Hey. Let's see what you can do. Be careful. This is my assistant, Messalla.
Messalla It's an honour to meet you.
Boggs And your cameramen over there, Castor.
Castor Hello.
Boggs And Pollux. Let's get locked in.
Katniss You're all from the Capitol? Plutarch got you out?
Cressida Don't expect much chitchat from him. He's an Avox. Capitol cut his tongue out years ago. And, no, it wasn't any sort of rescue, if that's what you mean. We all fled on our own. For this. For you.
The Tactics of Suffering and Deception
Mombasa Wound one man. Make him suffer. Make him bleed. Make him call out for help, and set a trap and kill those who come. I know because I have done this.