Tahar Rahim

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

— Tahar Rahim

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

— Tahar Rahim

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

— Tahar Rahim

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

— Tahar Rahim

I dont know how to get bored. I need to learn to rest.

— Tahar Rahim

We need prisons because there are some hardcore criminals, but I never met a guy who has been in jail that came…

— Tahar Rahim

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

— Tahar Rahim

I knew Id have to go to Paris eventually, and I didnt want to be the provincial kid who just turns up…

— Tahar Rahim

I don't want to say, 'I want to be in Hollywood,' like so many actors do, but I know that Hollywood is…

— Tahar Rahim

I sometimes feel that racism is getting worse.

— Tahar Rahim

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

— Tahar Rahim

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

— Tahar Rahim

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

— Tahar Rahim

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

— Tahar Rahim

In my town, and especially in my area, there were people from everywhere: Algerians, Senegalese, French people, Asians, all kinds of immigrants…

— Tahar Rahim

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

— Tahar Rahim

Movies don't have borders.

— Tahar Rahim

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

— Tahar Rahim

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

— Tahar Rahim

Sometimes you do things without knowing the plan or how many cameras. You serve the camera - that's the big difference.

— Tahar Rahim

I recall the first time my agent told me to wear clothes specifically chosen for me, I would try and find excuses…

— Tahar Rahim

Im an actor, full stop. Not an Arab actor. Not an actor of Algerian origin. Just an actor.

— Tahar Rahim

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

— Tahar Rahim

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

— Tahar Rahim

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

— Tahar Rahim