I do respect people's faith, but I don't respect their manipulation of that faith in order to create fear and control.
I don't believe in stereotypes. Most of the time, stereotypes are just that.
The bad news is that only the bad people reach the news because they are noisier.
I don't know how to drive a car.
I am always saying, 'I don't believe in God; I believe in Al Pacino.' And that's true. If I ever get a phone call saying 'Would you like to work with Al Pacino?' I would go crazy.
I've always belonged to the street, and I always will. It's in my DNA.
I'm a great believer in stunt doubles. They do an amazing job.
I think we are living in selfish times. I'm the first one to say that I'm the most selfish. We live in the so-called 'first world,' and we may be first in a lot of things like technology, but we are behind in empathy.
Now, there are so many movies, so many festivals, and so many awards going on, each judged with each other, like your work is worse than others and that's not fair. How can you tell what's best and what's worst from these awards? We're talking about art.
When you put gas in your car you are making a political statement, because you are supporting the empires that control and continue the destruction of some countries.
The good thing about being an actor, and the gift of being an actor, is that you are beautifully forced to see the world with different eyes.
I truly thank whoever's up there for giving me the opportunity to be loved.
I was emotionally and physically punched in the stomach. This is not a place where you go and deliver the lines and then you come back. It's kind of a life-changing experience. But it can't get better than this for any actor - this is like an opera.
I will work with a director who has good material because at the end of the day, that's what counts.
When you are portraying somebody that has a very specific emotional weight, you feel like you're really starting to abandon your own body and go to someplace else.
I've always said I don't believe in God, I believe in Al Pacino.
Imagine the situation between Israel and Palestine. It's such a big mess. You can be on one side or the other. But what's clear is that there's an urgent need for a solution there and that's been dragging on for so long.
When I see myself at 14 years old I can put my hands on my head and think: 'How could I have done that?' but at that time it had sense for me. You do the same when you're 20. And now, when you look at people who are 20 years old you ask yourself: 'Was I like that? Was I really like that?'
People have been born in refugee camps and they are getting tired of that.
This great imperialistic world called the United States has made us believe that an Oscar is the most important thing in the world for an actor. But if you think about it for five minutes you realise it can't be.
