Tahar Rahim Quotes

I've always refused to play terrorists.

Movies don't have borders.

I don't know how to get bored. I need to learn to rest.

I sometimes feel that racism is getting worse.

I'd rather have one good scene in a movie by a great director than a small role in a mediocre movie.

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

The mud is cold when you're in the north of Scotland!

At the end of the day, I remain a country boy inside.

I simply can't wear an outfit if I don't feel that is right for me.

I don't spend much time on Twitter. I joined because I found it funny.

I learned to walk on my own legs, to dive so deeply into a role to forget that I'm acting.

I recall the first time my agent told me to wear clothes specifically chosen for me, I would try and find excuses not to do it.

If I don't love my character, I can't do it.

Everybody is not completely traumatised by their life.

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

I knew I'd have to go to Paris eventually, and I didn't want to be the provincial kid who just turns up and says, 'I want to act.'

We're seeing TV series that are as good as movies were in the '70s and '80s - shows like 'The Wire,' 'The Sopranos' and 'Breaking Bad.'

It's not about 'succeeding,' but sometimes on a film, you know you've captured something.

Thanks to 'A Prophet,' I'm known in a lot of countries.

I'm looking for challenges, and as always, what matters is the script, the character and the director.

What is art? Art talks about life; it's subversive.