Mustafa Speaks On Manifestation, Perseverance & Being Inspired by Will Smith | IMAN AMONGST MEN

Mustafa Speaks is molded by the environment he was raised in. The multi-hyphenated creative pulled up on Iman and Ahrii to talk his upbringing in Jersey City, the community that played a pivotal role in his life, and the interaction with Will Smith on set that inspired him to understand the game.

(00:00) - Intro
(1:50) - Mustafa Speaks on what speaking it into existence means to him
(2:25) - Iman on telling himself he would be in the NBA someday and others thinking he was delusional
(3:55) - Mustafa Speaks on what it meant to him growing up in Jersey and having a big family/community & "disadvantages turn into superpowers"
(7:20) - Mustafa Speaks on visiting home at least once a year and how much home means to him
(9:27) - Mustafa Speaks, Ahrii, and Iman on accountability
(11:50) - Mustafa Speaks on focusing on projects and characters that deal with male intimacy and male relationships
(13:09) - Mustafa Speaks about the experience of going to college
(17:05) - Mustafa Speaks on his process of getting into character
(21:26) - Mustafa Speaks on how going to therapy helps him keep work and home life separate
(25:03) - Iman on his process of finding commonalities between him and his characters
(30:37) - Mustafa Speaks on the driving force behind the changes in his career
(33:53) - Mustafa Speaks on the themes he focuses on when writing
(38:15) - Mustafa Speaks on what young men need to feel supported and become better
(40:47) - Mustafa Speaks on his most influential experience on set
(48:00) - Mustafa Speaks on the importance of self-awareness and inner strength
(49:00) - Ahrii & Iman on meeting Muhammad Ali
(52:44) - Iman on meeting Michael Jordan for the first time
(55:25) - Mustafa Speaks on the hardest part of staying true to himself and having to turn down roles that don't align
(1:00:44) - Mustafa Speaks on the difference between art and business
(1:04:30) - Mustafa Speaks on putting things into perspective and moving forward
(1:06:15) - Iman aspires to be Bruce Wayne
(1:10:29) - Mustafa Speaks on fatherhood
(1:12:05) - Ahrii on fatherhood and not needing the credit
(1:16:30) - Mustafa Speaks on the greatest satisfaction about having kids
(1:20:20) - Rapid Fire Questions


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