Seeing a man praying to Allah is enough for some people to assume he is a terrorist.
I don't mean this grandly, but it was never my intention to live in L.A. and do a big network show.
For me the rehearsal period is the part I most enjoy. It's the creating of the story.
My parents were incredibly inclusive.
I want to make a clear distinction between people who take acting seriously and people who call themselves actors because theyve been on reality TV or something.
There are ways of avoiding becoming tabloid fodder and therefore giving people license to pry into your private life. And there's a distinction between being an actor and being a celebrity. You may become a celebrity through acting, but you don't need to do so.