I think the first time I watched ‘Aladdin’ was when I was still in Egypt, because I was born in Cairo. Mena Massoud Read Quote
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. Mena Massoud Read Quote
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. Mena Massoud Read Quote
I love my parents and we have a terrific relationship. They have been very supportive of my career choice. Mena Massoud Read Quote
Canada’s a small market. I think sometimes we do too much of supporting American stories in Hollywood and not enough supporting our own. Mena Massoud Read Quote
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. Mena Massoud Read Quote
The beautiful thing about art is that there’s always somewhere to go. There’s always something new to explore and, as an artist, that’s just what I want to do. I wanna keep exploring new things with different directors with different producers and different styles and tones. Mena Massoud Read Quote
