I'm pretty good at going incognito.
I grew up in Canada and I was 10 years old when 9/11 happened. And I think that really changed the landscape for Arabs around the world, obviously, but especially Arab actors, I think we started getting viewed a little different. Like, my whole experience just as a kid before 9/11 and after 9/11 was drastically different.
Canada's a small market. I think sometimes we do too much of supporting American stories in Hollywood and not enough supporting our own.
I love my parents and we have a terrific relationship. They have been very supportive of my career choice.
A lot of the Egyptian community is made up of doctors, pharmacists and engineers. All throughout high school I took sciences, but eventually I chose to pursue what I truly want to do.
I'm predominately an actor first.
A good learner learns from everything!
Acting has always been a part of my life as far as I can remember.
I think the first time I watched 'Aladdin' was when I was still in Egypt, because I was born in Cairo.
Ryerson helped me because I was around acting all the time. It was pretty much all I thought about, even if I didn't really get to practice every day; I definitely thought about it. Actually a lot of it was just sitting and watching, especially in my last year, but I think a good actor learns from everything.
