Mena Massoud Quotes:
Aladdin’ was one of the few things that I watched as a kid where I was like, ‘Oh, that guy looks like me and has a similar culture to mine.’
Mena Massoud
All I want for my career is I want to work with the best directors and I want to be treated like a Caucasian man would be.
Mena Massoud
As artists we have an extraordinary and rare privilege to tell the stories of our people, our land, our culture. They grip us, tear us apart, and put us back together. We are our stories.
Mena Massoud
Christoph Waltz, you know, blew up in Hollywood at a very old age. He won two Oscars back-to-back so I thought, ‘You know what? Even if it happens when I’m 50, that’s fine.’ You know, I’ll always keep going, always keep trying.
Mena Massoud
Growing up, I didn’t see anybody with my skin color or my background. I didn’t know it was possible to have a Middle Eastern actor in a lead role.
Mena Massoud
Guy Ritchie likes to ground things in realism.
Mena Massoud
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How often do we get to go to the biggest cinemas in the world and see diverse actors make up the majority of the cast?
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I always view auditions as the first and last time I’ll ever do a character, so that’s how I like to see the joy in it. Assuming I don’t ever book this, I get to play this character this one time and give it my all because I’ll never play it again.
Mena Massoud
I can’t change what casting directors do or what producers do. I can only change what I do.
Mena Massoud
I can’t compete for roles that require me to be Caucasian or African American, even if those characters really connect with me and intrigue me.
Mena Massoud
I don’t like the word ‘vegan’ on its own, and the reason I started Evolving Vegan, is because the people associated with that word can be very militant.
Mena Massoud