Tahar Rahim
Tahar Rahim
Tahar Rahimis a French actor of Algerian descent. He is known for his starring role as Malik El Djebena in the 2009 award-winning French movie A Prophet by Jacques Audiard...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth4 July 1981
CountryFrance
came face good guy hardcore jail met prisons smile
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!'
deeply dive learned role
I learned to walk on my own legs, to dive so deeply into a role to forget that I'm acting.
It's not about 'succeeding,' but sometimes on a film, you know you've captured something.
director extremely good shooting shot
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.
good movies
I don't want to say, 'I want to be in Hollywood,' like so many actors do, but I know that Hollywood is still making good movies, and I'd like to be part of that someday.
bored needs knows
I dont know how to get bored. I need to learn to rest.
found
I dont spend much time on Twitter. I joined because I found it funny.
Everybody is not completely traumatised by their life.
kids paris want
I knew Id have to go to Paris eventually, and I didnt want to be the provincial kid who just turns up and says, I want to act.
actors
Im an actor, full stop. Not an Arab actor. Not an actor of Algerian origin. Just an actor.
acting legs roles
I learned to walk on my own legs, to dive so deeply into a role to forget that Im acting.
racism sometimes feels
I sometimes feel that racism is getting worse.
country boys the-end-of-the-day
At the end of the day, I remain a country boy inside.
clothes trying agents
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.