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Omar Sharif

(1932–2015) Actor Egypt

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Omar Sharif was an actor from Egypt, best known for The eternal male.

Quick Facts About Omar Sharif

Born: April 10, 1932
Died: July 10, 2015
Nationality: Egypt
Profession: Actor
Notable works: The eternal male
Known for: Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago
Spouse: Faten Hamama

About Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as his country's greatest male film star. He began his career in Egypt in the early 1950s. He is best known for his appearances in American, British, French, and Italian productions, and has been described as "the first Egyptian and Arab to conquer Hollywood". His career encompassed over 100 films spanning 50 years, and brought him many accolades including three Golden Globe Awards and a César Award for Best Actor.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture César Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Quotes by Omar Sharif

I didn't want to be a slave to any passion anymore. I gave up card playing altogether, even bridge and gambling -…

Gambling

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To learn bad dialogue is so difficult and so boring, and to work with a stupid director who tells you to do…

Boring

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They chose me for Lawrence of Arabia because I spoke English, had black hair, black eyes and a moustache. It was all…

Arabia

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I was a fat little boy when I was 10 years old! My mother, who didn't speak any English at all, said,…

Fat

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I don't watch any films. Billy Elliot is the only film I've seen in the last 25 years. Oh, and ET. Both…

Billy elliot

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I decided I didn't want to be a slave to any passion any more except for my work, i had too many…

Be a slave

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For some men, nothing is Written unless they Write it.

Arabia

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Making love? It's a communion with a woman. The bed is the holy table. There I find passion -- and purification.

Bed

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My philosophy is that when I go out of my room, I'm prepared to love everybody I meet, unless they're bad.

Bad

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I like football very much. That's what I like. I play it quite well.

Football

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I made French films and other films and a lot of Arabic films, but what I like is English for myself.

Arabic

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I've always been extremely lucky in my life.

Life

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Fidelity is a virtue which should be frequently proved, but not always.

Character

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I love to be with my son and my grandchildren, like normal people. I have no particular idea of what I represent…

Grandchildren

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I'm very wary about giving advice. I think it's very dangerous to give advice to people, except if you know them very…

Advice

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They didn't accept me theory - not a theory, but just a thought I had about this character. I noticed that this…

Accept me

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I tried on a moustache, and it was decided I would grow one. I've shaved it off for a couple of films,…

Couple

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I can't say I gave up totally my passion for women but almost.

Passion

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He read his mind. He's a strange sort of man, isn't he? It's not just the advice and the wisdom that he…

Advice

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The reason it has relevance is because I, as a popular Arab personality - the Arab people like me and respect me…

People

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I had too many big passions in life and it gets in the way of work. You can't concentrate properly on the…

Big

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From the age of 31, I have lived in hotels.

Age

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I don't think I could live without a deck of cards in my hands.

Cards

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Working gets in the way of living.

Life

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My mother used to play cards with King Farouk. He believed she brought good luck to him - she was his mascot.

Cards

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