Yasmine Elmasri Quotes

Lebanon, Actress
November 21, 1978

Yasmine Al Massri is an International Actress, dancer, Video artist and Human rights advocate. She was born in Lebanon to a Palestinian Father and an Egyptian Mother. She is a French and American citizen. She made her film debut in the 2007 film Caramel. In 2015, Massri starred as Nima Amin and Reina Amin, identical twins in the ABC thriller series Quantico.

For me, as Yasmine, I do this every day. I wake up in the morning, and if I can do something to make someone feel better, I do it. I do not wait to be invited; I think that's the worst thing we can do. I make it my job to wake up every day and do one thing for one person and make them feel better.

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What I am learning from my experience as someone who grew up as a refugee, who became French, and then became American is that nationalities are something that we use to divide us. We are all one humanity. I want to dedicate my voice to all people.

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Years ago, it wasn't easy to communicate, and it wasn't easy to spread information. We were limited to the few media outlets that controlled viewership around the world and, by consequence, controlled the public opinion. But today, this platform is democratized. Any community around the world can help. That is the great thing about our time.

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