33 Quotes by Tahar Rahim

At the end of the day, I remain a country boy inside.

I recall the first time my agent told me to wear clothes specifically chosen for me, I would try and find excuses not to do it.

With 'Eagle of the Ninth,' every shot was extremely planned and organized. The director was like, 'Do this!' And I say, 'How was it?' and he says, 'Good.' It was very odd. I would never know where he was headed, or even if he was shooting me at a close-up or from a distance.

It's not about 'succeeding,' but sometimes on a film, you know you've captured something.

I learned to walk on my own legs, to dive so deeply into a role to forget that I'm acting.

We need prisons because there are some hardcore criminals, but I never met a guy who has been in jail that came out with a smile on his face thinking, 'Right, that's it - now I am going to be good!'

I love fashion as an art; I love fashion as costume, as a character. I don't like dictates and the phoniness of appearance.

I sometimes feel that racism is getting worse.

I'm looking for challenges, and as always, what matters is the script, the character and the director.