Ali Quotes

I put my money in property and I love merchandise; such as Muhammad Ali boxing gloves. It’s about stability for the future.

If I get a call from Imtiaz Ali or Zoya Akhtar to star in their films, I won’t think twice.

Ali’s belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it’s become my own philosophy.

Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk to Ali, to get advice from Muhammad Ali, was privileged. He’s always given me time to ask questions, although I was so in awe that I didn’t ask questions.

I’d love to work with Vishal Bhardwaj and Imtiaz Ali.

Many have paid tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the past and they will probably continue to do so in the future as well. However, this year marks 20 years since he passed away. This is a special moment for us and his fans.

You get these moments in the ring that live forever. That’s what Muhammad Ali accomplished, and I hope that I have, too.

Bin Laden always wanted to get rid of Mubarek and Ben Ali and Gaddafi and so on, claiming that they were all infidels working for America, and in fact, it was millions of ordinary people who peacefully, more or less – certainly in the case of Tunisia and Egypt – got rid of them.

If I go back to when Borat and Ali G. were doing it, they were more just TV, cinema, TV, cinema. Whereas I live in more of the Internet age where people like to feel like they can still touch you, and so it’s important for me not to almost box myself off.

What I know about Ali Krieger is no moment is ever going to be too big for her.

There’s this guy: his name, Sedik Ali. He’s like the African Kurosawa. You know how Kurosawa does stuff from feudal Japan? This guy does the feudal system of Africa.

Ali was a legend of our sport. For me as a kid, he inspired me to represent myself like a champion in and out of the ring.

Muhammad Ali wasn’t loved, people forget that, but people paid for tickets to see him fight. In retirement, he’s loved. As long as people are talking about you, that’s a good thing.

Bashar al-Assad’s henchmen stomped on the hands of famed Syrian cartoonist Ali Farzat. Our dictators tailor wounds to suit their victims’ occupations.

What’s it like finding out Denzel Washington wants you to direct his next movie? It’s like getting a phone call from Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan saying they want you to coach them.

I decide intuitively what I want to do. When directors like Imtiaz Ali, Ayan Mukerji, Anurag Basu and Anurag Kashyap, who have stories to tell, come to me, why would I not be a part of it?

Muhammed Ali is my favorite boxer, and the reason that I love Ali is because he’s not undefeated. It’s because of the fact that he risked it all at times and lost – but then came back.