Tahar Rahim Quotes
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I call myself a feminist, not a feminist filmmaker. If somebody asked me if I had a feminist sensibility it would be pretty hard to deny, but is it the theme of my work? Not necessarily. I'm interested in a lot of things.
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I really feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know.
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The Kiss scene was attempted three times. The first was in a peculiar spot of the fort on the ground level. It felt forced to me, and I knew right away that, in spite of what others were saying, it was dead wrong.
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If you can be a good example to other people, why not try to be that person? I have a bit of a people pleaser in me, but not so much so that it's out of control.
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When you are performing in theater, you feel so connected to your audience. It's exhilarating!
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Feeling comfortable in my own skin has never been easy for me.
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I feel very, very blessed.
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I feel very strongly that young women have regressed a little bit. But I do get all preachy about it.
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The most memorable engagement for me, I suppose, was an away-day to Leicester. I went without William, so I was rather apprehensive about that.
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I have the feeling of being a very small item on this planet, and literature enables me to express that.
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All I try to do is create an atmosphere that seems comfortable enough, that it removes tension and everyone feels free. If they feel free then behaviour happens, small moments happen and that's what ultimately works the best for me.
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My dad was always interested in characters he didn't understand - he was such a great bad guy in movies. And that is really the thing that calls me to the material often: something I struggle to understand in human behaviour.
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It's dangerous to read the Internet about yourself when you're me. Or when you're anyone in the public eye.
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They're not willing to admit that I've also shed blood and tears and often paid dearly for my success. This makes me feel extremely sad.
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It really bugs me the way people criticise how actors look. We're not models. Models exist.
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At 14, I'd have given my left arm to be a boy: I thought I was horrible and that no-one would ever find me attractive.
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I know from an editor's point of view or a publisher's point of view it's easier to slot me into a particular niche. But I know that I'd be bored unless I wrote a book that in some senses was a challenge.
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For me a day without training is like a day without eating.
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People have said to me, 'It must be nice to prove so many people wrong,' but I've never really cared about proving anything to anybody else.
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It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.
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Outside of family, writing is essential. To me, it's like breathing.
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Am I not correct in saying that Iran has never voiced that they are developing a nuclear weapon, nor do they have any intention of using a nuclear weapon against the United States? That's never actually been voiced. I don't know where that has come from, but it hasn't been from Iran.
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You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where they're going.
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I simply can't wear an outfit if I don't feel that is right for me.
