Mahershala Ali on Fear & Anxiety

"I think for me, I just try to be aware that in some ways it's an indication that I'm in the right place.

I think that the fear is informing me that I'm in the place where the known is ending and the unknown is beginning.

​That is our job, to consistently put ourselves in a position where we're uncomfortable and going beyond our comfort zone. It's very much a relationship of call and response... A little pebble is put out in front of you and you gotta step toward it. And with each step you're hopefully going further out, and getting beyond what you've done before, and exploring territory that is yet to have been explored.

​You have to really make friends with that fear and that discomfort. It's a bit of a tightrope walk."
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​- Mahershala Ali, via The Hollywood Reporter