I think it's sad that movies and television have caused the theatre to fade as a popular art form. I hope to get young people into the theatre and expose them to Shakespeare.
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.
Being popular comes when you have everything. But to be liked it means that you must be treating people with respect and you must be showing kindness toward them.
We're in such a volatile climate right now politically. I think they didn't want Assassins to not succeed due to popular opinion and politics versus on its own merits. I can respect that.
We have accepted the principle of democracy and we are committed to respect the popular verdict and the result of that national consultation.
In some ways that fight gave me more respect around the world and helped me be even more popular because so many people felt my pain and saw that I was robbed.
We have to unclutter our brains from worries that maybe people don't like us. Women tend to worry about popularity it doesn't matter if they like you. They need to respect you. They need to show that respect for you in your pay check. And that needs to be okay.
I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important and a lot greater than popularity.
Religion is to mysticism what popularization is to science.
Religion oh just another of those numerous failures resulting from an attempt to popularize art.