I don't know what women are attracted to. I can't tell, but certainly I have no notion of having sex appeal or being seductive in any way.

This character in the film, these things that he says which sound like advice and wise things, they are very common for Orientals. It's all the tradition.

I don't think I could live without a deck of cards in my hands.

The reason it has relevance is because I, as a popular Arab personality - the Arab people like me and respect me - thought it was time for me to make an ever so tiny statement about what I thought about this whole thing.

I never fell in love with another woman. I cannot have a relationship with a woman if I'm not in love...I'm a very particular person, I'm not very much interested in short adventures with women or girls. I have to fall in love with someone in order to have a realtionship with her.

I didn't want to be a slave to any passion anymore. I gave up card playing altogether, even bridge and gambling - more or less. It took me a few years to get out of it.

I had too many big passions in life and it gets in the way of work. You can't concentrate properly on the one thing.