I don't know what sex appeal is. I don't think you can have sex appeal knowingly. The people who seduce me personally are the people who seem not to know they're seductive, and not to know they have sex appeal.

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.

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 can't say I gave up totally my passion for women but almost.

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.

Working gets in the way of living.

My philosophy is that when I go out of my room, I'm prepared to love everybody I meet, unless they're bad.