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Omar Sy

(1978) Actor France

19 quotes in 199 categories

Omar Sy is an actor from France.

Quick Facts About Omar Sy

Born: January 20, 1978
Nationality: France
Profession: Actor
Notable works: Serumlysozymaktivität von Mastrindern in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und von autochthonen sowie importierten europäischen und gekreuzten Rindern in Togo

About Omar Sy

Omar Sy is a French actor. Sy was initially best known in France for his comedy sketches with Fred Testot on the Service après-vente des émissions television show on Canal+ (2005–2012). He gained wider international recognition for his role in the 2011 comedy-drama film The Intouchables, which earned him the César Award for Best Actor, making him the first black recipient.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Time 100 César Award for Best Actor Globe de cristal

Quotes by Omar Sy

I never thought about being the first black actor to win, even though everybody else talked about that. If I stop to…

Black

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We have to stop seeing the skin color. I believe that's the most powerful way to change mentalities and behavior. I had…

Behavior

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I really like to kid around, and it's my own way of concentrating. In order for me to be able to feel…

Able

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People only look at you and say, 'You are black and you are from the banlieue,' and all the doors are closed.…

Black

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It's not difficult to move forward when you have nothing to lose. Right? At the time, I had nothing to lose. So,…

Difficult

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When I was a boy, my older brothers listened to Earth, Wind & Fire and Kool and the Gang. When I would…

Boy

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Nothing in my younger life could have told me I would have needed to know how to speak English.

Could

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When I won the Cesar, I was, first of all, an actor. I have to say, it's humanity first. That's the future.…

Behavior

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I understood from a very young age that school was important and that my parents were making great sacrifices for me. Every…

Age

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I never predicted that I'd be a comedian, but it was something that came so naturally to me. I just felt good…

Came

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I began in radio in 1997 on a radio show hosted by a now very famous comic, Jamel Debbouze. I would fake…

Began

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I'm definitely more at ease with comedy - that's where I started out - and so it's my first love, so to…

Also

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We all have a wrong idea of ourselves. I am always changing, and I will continue to change. So, I never try…

Judging

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Succesful people are all dreamers. A dream becomes an idea and then something concrete. I think it all starts with a dream.

Concrete

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Being a dramatic character was more difficult for me. It was a new thing that I explored because it was challenging. But…

Challenges

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Actors are always looking for new territory, and playing an African figure would be really a great symbol for me because of…

Parent

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Each movie was a challenge for me, as a man, as an actor. After each movie, something changed in my life, in…

Actors

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I stay with my family. I try to be a good husband and good dad. That's my real life.

Dad

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When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, you can't…

Always

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