I think it's a bigger risk following a part that plays up your looks than it is to try and carve out a career as an actor.
“I think I knew acting was what I wanted to do. But I was from this small town and there was no place for an adult to recognise it.”
“They do not understand Islam, and I think that is one area where perhaps I hope one day I will play a role in actually making people understand what we perceive Islam to be.”