Anthony Mackie School Quotations

When I was in high school, I read the whole thing about Don King and he had this quote that said, "Set yourself on fire and the world will pay to watch you burn." I thought that was the most amazing thing I'd ever heard and I wrote it on my wall.

I got a job as soon as I graduated from school. I always wanted to bartend because I love listening to people and how awful their lives are.

At Juilliard, I couldn't afford to have fun. I went to school and stayed home.

It's hard sometimes when you're in a regular high school, you just feel like the odd kid out. The great thing about going to an art school [is] it's kind of like it's all the odd kids. It's all the kids that don't fit in at their regular schools, because you're into something and excited about something that other kids really aren't into. When you go to art school, everybody's kind of on the same page.

I went to school and made good grades and went to college. So I was afforded an opportunity through my parents' hard work that most people don't have.