Arabia Quote by Omar Sharif

I've been very lucky in the characters I've chosen. Up until last year I was a nobody. I did jobs I booked because I…

— Kristen Bell

They were looking for boys who could speak with an English accent for the movie 'Lord of the Flies.' I had been abroad enough…

— Nicholas Hammond

I could play Arab roles, even German roles, Italian roles because I had that look.

— Kabir Bedi

I'm kind of a mutt: My dad's Persian, my mother is Spanish, and I was born in Texas. Growing up, all I wanted to…

— Sarah Shahi

I badly wanted to play Dr. Aziz but I knew I wasn't going to get it. I didn't go to be interviewed until I…

— Victor Banerjee

I toned down my accent at school; otherwise, people would pick on me.

— Michelle Ryan

I'm one of the luckiest Arab actors on the planet, because I've done, I think, two of the finest Arab roles that have been…

— Alexander Siddig

The question of identity has always been a murky issue in my own life and my writing bounces that right back. My father was…

— Diana Abu-Jaber

I grew up as an only child with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from…

— Mona Simpson

They ended up wanting someone with an authentic British accent, and I didn't have enough time to prepare and go in an audition and…

— Stacy Keibler

I got accused of misrepresenting all people of colour in Great Britain. I would get told off a lot. 'How can you do African…

— Lenny Henry

When I moved out here and people saw my name... I had a shaved head, dark skin, and a tattoo...You would be shocked at…

— Freddie Prinze Jr