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Mahershala Ali is still hungry as an actor: 'Let's fail on camera until we find it'

NPR | By Tonya Mosley
Published October 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM MDT

Ali plays a devout Muslim family man, who also happens to be an assassin in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. After decades in the business and two Oscars, he says he has less fear as an actor.

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