I realized that the one person who could break my heart is the only one who should have it.
Doctrines are meant to serve man, not the other way around.
Life is like a fire. Flames which the passer-by forgets. Ashes which the wind scatters. A man lived.
During my youth, the idea of moving from Lebanon was unthinkable. Then I began to realise I might have to go, like my grandfather, uncles and others who left for America, Egypt, Australia, Cuba.
The identity cannot be compartmentalized; it cannot be split in halves or thirds, nor have any clearly defined set of boundaries. I do not have several identities, I only have one, made of all the elements that have shaped its unique proportions.
Never hesitate to go far away, beyond all seas, all frontiers, all countries, all beliefs.
What makes me myself rather than anyone else is the very fact that I am poised between two countries, two or three languages, and several cultural traditions. It is precisely this that defines my identity. Would I exist more authentically if I cut off a part of myself
Jamaica is more than just the 'brand' the world recognizes so well; it's a place of pride for the people who live here, its educational institutions, its sports achievements, its science and technology growth.
Geology does better in reclothing dry bones and revealing lost creations, than in tracing veins of lead and beds of iron; astronomy better in opening to us the houses of heaven than in teaching navigation; surgery better in investigating organiation than in setting limbs; only it is ordained that, for our encouragement, every step we make in science adds something to its practical applicabilities.
As an actor, you can do what you want with your role. That's why they hire you; to take the role and make it real.
I didnt find it difficult to live in the Inherent Vice world or play those scenes, because they just seemed so real.