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Omar Sharif Biography

Omar Sharif (Arabic: عمر الشريف‎, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕomɑɾ eʃʃɪˈɾiːf]; born Michel Dimitri Chalhoub [miˈʃel dɪˈmitɾi ʃælˈhuːb]; 10 April 1932 – 10 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor. He began his career in his native country in the 1950s, but is best known for his appearances in both English and American productions. His films included Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Funny Girl (1968). He was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor for Lawrence of Arabia. He won three Golden Globe Awards and a César Award.

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This character in the film, these things that he says which sound like advice and wise things, they are very common for Orientals. It's all the tradition.

Advice, Character, Like, Things, Wise

I had too many big passions in life and it gets in the way of work. You can't concentrate properly on the one thing.

Big, Bigs, Life, Passion, Properly, Way

I can't say I gave up totally my passion for women but almost.

Gave Up, My Passion, Passion, Totally, Women

I never fell in love with another woman. I cannot have a relationship with a woman if I'm not in love. . . I'm a very particular person, I'm not very much interested in short adventures with women or girls. I have to fall in love with someone in order to have a realtionship with her.

Adventure, Fall, Falling In Love, Girl, Particular, Woman

I don't know what women are attracted to. I can't tell, but certainly I have no notion of having sex appeal or being seductive in any way.

Appeal, Seductive, Sex, Tell, Way

I decided I didn't want to be a slave to any passion any more except for my work, i had too many passions - bridge, horses, gambling. I want to live a different kind of life, be with my family more because I didn't give them enough time.

Decided, Horse, Life, Passion, Passions

Making love? It's a communion with a woman. The bed is the holy table. There I find passion -- and purification.

Holy, Making, Making Love, Passion, Purification, Sex

For some men, nothing is Written unless they Write it.

Arabia, Men, Nothing, Unless, Write, Writing

I want to live every moment totally and intensely. Even when I'm giving an interview or talking to people, that's all that I'm thinking about.

Giving, Live, People, Talking, Thinking

I don't think any actor feels comfortable watching themselves in movies. You must be very narcissistic. The problem with your own opinion of yourself is that contrary to the normal spectators, when you watch a film you are in, you only watch yourself.

Actor, Contrary, Movie, Spectators, Thinking, Watches

I didn't want to be a slave to any passion anymore. I gave up card playing altogether, even bridge and gambling - more or less. It took me a few years to get out of it.

Bridge, Gambling, Passion, Slave, Years

They didn't accept me theory - not a theory, but just a thought I had about this character. I noticed that this man only exists when the boy comes into the grocery.

Boys, Character, Men, Noticed, Thought

I'm very wary about giving advice. I think it's very dangerous to give advice to people, except if you know them very well.

Except, Give, Giving, People, Thinking

They chose me for Lawrence of Arabia because I spoke English, had black hair, black eyes and a moustache. It was all luck.

Black, Eye, Hair, Lawrence, Moustache

Women know when they've got the menopause but men don't quite know. They know it afterwards.

He Man, Know, Men, Menopause, Quite

There are lots of wonderful old Italian actors. You don't need to take an Egyptian to play an Italian actor.

Actors, Italian, Needs, Old, Play, Wonderful

I've always been extremely lucky in my life.

Extremely, Life, Lucky

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.

People, Personality, Respect, Thing, Whole

I don't watch any films. Billy Elliot is the only film I've seen in the last 25 years. Oh, and ET. Both of which I loved!

Billy, Lasts, Seen, Watch, Watches, Years

I love to be with my son and my grandchildren, like normal people. I have no particular idea of what I represent to other people. It's very mysterious to me. I don't understand it.

Grandchildren, Idea, Ideas, Son, Understand

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