Playing Myself? Method Act is the Only Way to Go

As-salaamu `alaikum,

I have written the character "Ahmad" based mostly on myself and while I am still casting for the movie, I wondered if I should take the role. I wanted realism and natural acting when it comes to the characters, and since I am not an actor, I naturally felt that I should be just behind the character instead of being in front of it as well.

But watching the practice clips early in the day when me and Ali started Ummah Films, I realized that I can act without acting; being myself while I am a character and not act a character by trying to be myself.

I am a big fan of method acting and I believe that allowing the characters to ad lib and improvise as in 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' will maximize the effect of acting. That's why my movie is all about method acting and that's why I felt that I am inclined to cast myself as the lead actor in this movie.