“You can’t just pretend that the things you watch, and the things you hear, and the places you go will not have an impact on your character. They will.”

I’m grateful for believing in a religion that can naturally adapt to changing times yet uphold timeless values and principles.

You train your heart to control your body. That’s what you do when you fast.

If someone corrects you, and you feel offended, then YOU have an EGO problem

Every Hour has its own value. Every minute is precious. Every second is irreplaceable. Thank Allah for the time you have, be it little. If you thank Allah for something, He will surely increase it in its blessings.

Your relationship with Allah, depends on the heart being clean.

If you believe in justice, surely you believe in the hereafter, because this world is not just.

He (Shaithan) is extremely patient. He won’t get you in one shot. He’ll come at you and he’ll put a little bit and a little bit and a little bit until he destroys your character.

Talk with your daughters, Play with your sons. You need to be a better friend to them than anyone else. This society offers lots of evil friends. Before they make those kinds of friends, they need to find their best friend in you.

The moment you start complaining, you are already not taking into consideration all the good things Allah [God] has given you.

Do not force the religion on your family. Show them the beauty of the Religion through your own practice.

Spirituality is impacted not only by remembrance but by diet, stress, sleeping and eating habits among other things. Take care of yourself.

When Allah grants us the sense to ask Him for forgiveness, then He has granted us a huge favor. It’s a sign that He wants to forgive us.

If your parents are alive, be grateful at the opportunity to earn Jannah by serving them.

Humiliating people in the name of religion is the practice of someone deprived of the first fruit of religion, humility.

Our religion doesn’t demand perfection but instead a manageable strive to better ourselves.

When you find yourself in a position to help someone, be happy because Allah is answering that person’s prayer through you.

When you’re playing a character in a book, there’s already a lot of pressure because all of the millions of people who have read the series have been able to envision and become very attached to the characters.

Character and fate are two words for the same thing.

When you come onto the set, everything should be focused around your character and you should stay in the pocket, as much as possible. Every actor has their own process. For me, I really need to stay in the pocket.

Unless you’re playing a real character based on a real person, if someone else has done it before, you’re probably better off not watching it as an actor. Otherwise you end up trying to copy someone else.

The way to be successful in Hollywood is to be as obnoxious as the next guy.

If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.

Let’s just say I haven’t been keeping up the Gary Barlow persona; I’ve let loose.

I’m perceived to be this solitary character, but nothing could be further from the truth.