89 Quotes by Maz Jobrani

If you do finish the book and are still scared of me and people of my ilk, then I recommend you schedule an appointment with a therapist. Either that, or try writing your own book

When I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, my mom was, like, 'I think I heard you say lawyer.'

Definitely in the West, we're all cast as the same now. Whether you're Indian, Pakistani, Arab, Iranian, Afghan or whatever, you just get thrown into this category. And nine times out of 10, you're depicted as bad.

I want to show another side of Middle Easterners. My hope is that I would be able to play a variety of parts, and not always be the guy with the accent.

If you come from a place of love, and you're not saying, 'I'm better than you,' that's one thing that allows you to talk about different ethnicities. It's almost like laughing with each other.

I tend not to make fun of religious groups anywhere I play.

You know, funny can be universal.

When I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, my mom was, like, I think I heard you say lawyer.

Americans don't know a lot about the Middle East - [they] don't know we laugh.