When you have been working in Hollywood for more than two decades, as Ahmed Ahmed has, you are bound to strike up some great friendships and work along-side a few living legends and rising stars. Here is what Ahmed says about some of the big names he has worked with.
Roseanne
“I worked with her only for a small scene in her show [Roseanne]. I was a terrorist and she was on a train going somewhere. I try to attack her and she grabs an eggbeater and shoves it in my beard and starts twisting it. My line was: ‘No, not the beard. I need it, I have no chin.’ Then the director went ‘cut’ and she just looked at me and said: ‘You are funny,’ and she walked away.”
Vince Vaughn
“He is my friend and my mentor. He came to watch me do comedy back in the days when I sucked. He is one of those guys that is very objective and he tells it to you as it is. He doesn’t just pat you on the back –he tells you that you did great when you really do something great, or he will say you need to do work.”
Halle Berry
“Most of my screen-time in Executive Decision was with her. She is a sweetheart and I had a very big crush on her. At one point, in between the scenes, she came up to me and said: ‘You really look like a terrorist. You really look so mean.’”
