I have never seen a role like this of an Arab-American that's seen in such a positive light -- a really well-rounded character with a sense of humor, a professional life, a family life. Not a goodie-goodie -- a person who has his flaws and his shortcomings -- but a real character, not a stereotype.
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With what's happened in the world the last three years, it's easier to see why it's become popular again to diminish and revile Arabs and Muslims in American popular culture.Tony Shalhoub
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I still think of myself as a stage actor. When I do film and television I try to implement what I was taught to do in theatre, to try to stretch into characters that are far from myself.
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I shot Barton Fink in July and moved out to LA that fall. The movie came out in the spring and it was a year before I got Wings.
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I don't look as handsome in Men in Black 2 as I did in the first one.
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I'm impossible to direct. I couldn't get myself to do anything.
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