Omar Sharif quotes
“Making love? It's a communion with a woman. The bed is the holy table. There I find passion - and purification.”
“Women know when they've got the menopause but men don't quite know. They know it afterwards.”
- From the movie: Lawrence of Arabia
“Truly, for some men nothing is written unless they write it.”
“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.”
“Zhivago was an awful part to play. I couldn't go to the daily rushes and see myself do that one big, good scene that would have gotten me into gear. I started eating my heart out, and I had a sort of breakdown after one month. I said 'David, you made a mistake in picking me', but he replied 'Trust me' and I kept on going.”
- From the movie: Hidalgo
- From the movie: Beyond Justice
“Your weapons are indeed beautiful.”
- From the movie: Hidalgo
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
- From the movie: Oh Heavenly Dog
“- Browning: Are you in organized crime?
- Bart: I'm in Parliament.
- Browning: Six of one.” - From the movie: Hidalgo
“- Frank Hopkins: I'm not a gambling man.
- Sheik Riyadh: Quite the contrary. You are gambling with your very life!” - From the movie: Top Secret!
“- Agent Cedric: Know any good white basketball players?
- Blind Souvenir Vendor: There are no good white basketball players.”
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