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> [I was in a restaurant, and it just struck me, something I'd never thought of before. And it's menus in the restaurant just hit me. I was ordering and I thought, "God, think of all the people who handle these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/i-was-in-a-restaurant-and-it-just-struck-me-something-i-d-never/)

[Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/)

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## More by Tony Shalhoub

> [This business can be very frustrating but there is success story after success story of people who take the bull by the horns. Actors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/this-business-can-be-very-frustrating-but-there-is-success-story/)

[Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/)

> [I don't look as handsome in Men in Black 2 as I did in the first one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/i-don-t-look-as-handsome-in-men-in-black-2-as-i-did-in-the-first-one/)

[Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/)

> [To my fellow nominees, whoever they are - I'm not that familiar with their work - I just want to say, there's always next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/to-my-fellow-nominees-whoever-they-are-i-m-not-that-familiar-with/)

[Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/)

> [You're not really necessarily the coolest guy in their life. You are a conduit to the really cool people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/you-re-not-really-necessarily-the-coolest-guy-in-their-life-you-are-a/)

[Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/)

> [All I wanted with that film was to represent the possibility that there might be normal people who are Muslim or Arab with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/all-i-wanted-with-that-film-was-to-represent-the-possibility-that/)

[Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/)

> [I worked in the theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts for years and moved to New York and then to Los Angeles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/i-worked-in-the-theater-in-cambridge-massachusetts-for-years-and/)

[Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/)

> [I come from a really big family, my father was a businessman and what he always instilled in us was to be your own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/i-come-from-a-really-big-family-my-father-was-a-businessman-and-what/)

[Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/)

> [I try to do other characters that are different from Monk, obviously, because I'd like to be remembered for more than just that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/i-try-to-do-other-characters-that-are-different-from-monk-obviously/)

[Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/)

> [I've been so fortunate throughout my career, when I was doing theater, more theater than anything else, and when I was doing films that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/i-ve-been-so-fortunate-throughout-my-career-when-i-was-doing-theater/)

[Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/)

> [It was never really one of my goals to gain tremendous amount of celebrity or make a tremendous amount of money necessarily.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/it-was-never-really-one-of-my-goals-to-gain-tremendous-amount-of/)

[Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/)

> [I'm from a Lebanese-American family. And I've been had lot of contacts and - with Arab-American community, especially Arab-American filmmakers and actors and so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/i-m-from-a-lebanese-american-family-and-i-ve-been-had-lot-of-contacts/)

[Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/)

> [I've been so fortunate throughout my career, when I was doing theater - more theater than anything else - and when I was doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/i-ve-been-so-fortunate-throughout-my-career-when-i-was-doing-theater-2/)

[Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/)

> [My ritual it's kind of an involuntary ritual. I lie awake the night before, worrying about award ceremony. Try and think of something to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/my-ritual-it-s-kind-of-an-involuntary-ritual-i-lie-awake-the-night/)

[Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/)

> [My father had season tickets to the Packer games, and I have several of those. I have a lot of family that still lives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/my-father-had-season-tickets-to-the-packer-games-and-i-have-several/)

[Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/)

> [I was in a restaurant, and it just struck me, something I'd never thought of before. And it's menus in the restaurant just hit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-shalhoub/i-was-in-a-restaurant-and-it-just-struck-me-something-i-d-never/)

[Tony Shalhoub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-shalhoub/)

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