“Some kids go walking in the mountains, but I just went to the cinema. ...” — Tahar Rahim Quote

“Some kids go walking in the mountains, but I just went to the cinema. So when I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, even though this wasn't normal for Arab kids or anyone in the town, they were sort of expecting it and were very supportive.”

“I'm an actor, full stop. Not an Arab actor. Not an actor of Algerian origin. Just an actor.”

“I love fashion as an art; I love fashion as costume, as a character. I don't like dictates and the phoniness of appearance.”

“There are signs that the Arab states are beginning to realize that a nuclear-armed Iran would be a threat to the entire region, and not just to Israel.”

“It is better for the Arab countries themselves to interfere out of their national, humanitarian, political and military duties and to do what is necessary to stop the bloodshed in Syria.”

“You in the West have been sold the idea that the only options in the Arab world are between authoritarian regimes and Islamic jihadists. That's obviously bogus.”