interview with
Ahmed El Fishawy
Interview, November 2009 Congratulations on the success of ‘Tamer and Shawkeya’ season 4. Are there any plans for season 5? Although Tamer and Shawkeya was a pretty good success, I’m not sure about a next season. I think four seasons were enough. We all, as a cast, are trying to do something different now, and not just stick ourselves in one role. Variation is needed for the actor to grow, so I don’t think there will be a season 5. Will you ever take up singing as a profession? No, it’s something on the side. Singing is only one of my hobbies; I paint sometimes too. I write songs, I rap and I direct short movies. I do so many things on the side, but mainly I’m an actor. In the future I’m planning to be an actor and a director as well. I’m hoping in 10 or maybe 15 years I’ll totally quit acting and focus on directing because that is really what I want to do. What is the role that you would never accept? There is no such thing. If I like the role, I’ll play it. Khaled El Sawy played the gay guy in Omaret Yacoubian, but that doesn’t mean that he’s gay. Many people think, “Oh no, I would never accept the role of a gay guy.” So, if I like the role, I’ll do it and if I don’t like it, I won’t. You were so brave to come on El Beit Beitak TV program and say that Lina is your daughter. What made you do so? I love my daughter. I just really adore Lina. I have her name tattooed on my chest. Simply, she’s my life, so that was the simplest thing I could do for her. Why do you think your marriage to Wesam failed after just two months? Wasn’t that too soon? I think we both rushed it. I don’t regret it because it was an experience. We actually met around nine months ago and we were so nice to each other. There are no hard feelings whatsoever. We are very respectful to each other and we both learned from the experience.
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hmed Fishawy, the son of Farouk Al Fishawy and Somaya El Alfy, has always been in the limelight. His first major role was in Faten Hamam’s “Wageh el Qamar,” alongside Ghada Adel and Nelly Karim, and since then he’s always had memorable roles. From controversial roles, to his controversial untraditional lifestyle, he’s always been the talk of the town, yet he has managed to earn the trust and respect of the Egyptian audience and make a big name in the industry for himself in not just acting, but as a musician and producer as well!
What was the best advice you’ve ever gotten? The best advice was from actor Adel Emam. He once told me, “Ahmed you have to always know when to say no.” If you are offered a bad movie or if it’s something that is not going to benefit you or add to your career, you have to say no and refuse it. He told me that almost five years ago and it really helped.
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