- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a political human being. I have - that's one of my interests. I studied political science in college. I was actually going to get my Ph.D. in poli-sci. And a lot of my material from early on in my career dealt with politics, so I've always considered myself as somebody who enjoys political humor. So I'm not going to stop.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think comedy is a good way to help people change their minds. I think that if you're laughing and getting a message across, it's a lot easier than when somebody is screaming in your face.
- Casting Directors
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of times in Hollywood, when casting directors find out you're of Middle Eastern descent, they go, 'Oh, you're Iranian? Great. Can you say, 'I will kill you in the name of Allah?'' I could say that, but what if I were to say, 'Hello, I'm your doctor.'
- Gun
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- Nov 07, 2020
Don't get me wrong. I don't mind playing bad guys. I want to play a bad guy. I want to rob a bank. I want to rob a bank in a film. I want to rob a bank in a film but do it with a gun - with a gun, not with a bomb strapped around me.
- Daughter
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remembered, like, when 'Not When My Daughter' came out, I'm serious, I think dating for Iranian men became a lot harder. Dude's name, Shahrokh - became Tony. Mehsud became Mike.
- Nov 07, 2020
Stereotypes exist because there's always some truth to stereotypes. Not always, but often.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I saw the discrimination that was happening towards Middle Easterners, Muslims and other brown people who had nothing to do with 9/11. It suddenly felt like a duty of mine to talk about some of the crazy things that were going on and make fun of how stupid it was.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're a stand-up comic, you live and die by what you say on stage. There's no director or writer or producer who can tell you what to say and not to say. Once in a while, a club owner will ask a comic to work clean, or not say something, but that's few and far between.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've sold shows based on my standup twice to CBS, but they've never gone past the script stage. TV is very competitive.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's time that we had a dad of Middle Eastern descent on TV. The time is ripe for the Middle Eastern 'Cosby Show.' Or, as I like to call it, 'The Mazby Show.'
- Crazy
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- Nov 07, 2020
You know the Middle East is going crazy when Lebanon is the most peaceful place in the region.
- Cool
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a Middle Eastern male, I know there's certain things I'm not supposed to say on an airplane in the U.S., right? I'm not supposed to be walking down the aisle, and be like, 'Hi, Jack.' That's not cool. Even if I'm there with my friend named Jack, I say, 'Greetings, Jack. Salutations, Jack.' Never 'Hi, Jack.'
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
Here's my advice to my brown friends: The next time you're on an airplane in the U.S., just speak your mother tongue. That way, no one knows what you're saying. Life goes on.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wish more Americans would travel here. I always encourage my friends: 'Travel. See the Middle East. There's so much to see, so many good people.' And it's vice versa, and it helps stop problems of misunderstanding and stereotypes from happening.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Part of what's great about America, and Canada as well, is that we can talk about our political leaders in public.
- Befriend
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- Nov 07, 2020