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  • No matter where you are, the root of you is designed from a young age. So if my confidence was taken as a child, you can gain back a lot of the confidence, but that root of the cavity will still be there.

    Children   Taken   Roots  
    "The famous comedian most Americans don't know". Interview with Alicia W. Stewart, www.cnn.com. October 16, 2013.
  • My dad was the funniest guy I ever knew.

    Dad   Guy   My Dad  
  • People always say 'You do racial comedy.' And I don't, exactly. I do cultural comedy. Because race and culture are two different things. There's black people from America and then there's black people from Africa. Racially, they're the same; culturally, they're extremely different.

    America   Race   Two  
    "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • I don't think Indian actors are good. A couple of them are, like Anupam Kher, but not many are there like him in the industry. There are thousand of actors and actresses in the industry, but you can count on hand how many of them are really good; the rest of them are just pretty faces.

    Couple   Thinking   Hands  
    "'I Hate Bollywood' Says Canadian Comedian Russell Peters" by Nyay Bhushan, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 22, 2011.
  • I've seen racism in my audiences. For example, I've seen people laugh at every other group, but then clam up when it comes to their community. You can't laugh at everyone else and then not laugh at yourself. You shouldn't be at my show if you can't laugh at yourself.

  • On my best day, I cannot do Scottish people. I don't even believe that's a real accent, to be honest with you. I think they probably sound like us when they're in the house. It's how they keep people away from them.

    Real   Believe   Thinking  
  • Azhar Usman is very funny, deeply spiritual, and extremely hairy. He's like Zach Galifianakis meets Deepak Chopra-and funnier than you'd expect that combination to be.

  • I'm not a media darling. I'm forever the outsider, for whatever the reason is.

    "How Russell Peters Got The Last Laugh". Interview with Ross Luippold, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 23, 2013.
  • Self-worth and financial worth become indistinguishable.

  • I will never stop doing stand-up; that's my career, but I will do movies in Hollywood.

    "'I Hate Bollywood' Says Canadian Comedian Russell Peters" by Nyay Bhushan, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 22, 2011.
  • Indians are the second largest population in the world, but we're invisible on TV - everything is either black or white.

    "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • My guiltiest pleasure in life is 'America's Funniest Home Videos.' I watch them all - old, new - I don't care. Despite how bad the writing is on the show. The people getting hit and hurt, that's hilarious.

    Hurt   Home   Writing  
  • Do it [stand-up comedy] because it feels like the right thing to do. Do it because you don't want to do anything else. There is something in you that does not want you to do anything else other than comedy.

    Doe   Want   Comedy  
    Source: www.rezxmag.com
  • I'm not just saying this, but I love everything about India.

  • I talk about race and culture, and that's what my fans respond to. If you grew up in an environment where race and culture were never an issue for you, or where you don't see the humor in our so-called differences, then you might not respond to what I'm doing.

  • I don't need Hollywood. With or without them, I'll be fine. But I'll admit it would be nice to have them on board.

    Nice   Hollywood   Boards  
  • I don't want to be a part of any Bollywood movie.

    Bollywood   Want  
  • I would get bullied a lot. You know, it was the '70s and '80s, so it was a lot of racism back then towards Indian people. And it wasn't actual hatred, it was just that blind, 'Let's pick on that guy.' You know, and you've got to figure that I was a very small kid. And I had a big mouth, so I'm sure that didn't help.

    Kids   Racism   People  
    "Talk Asia", www.cnn.com. May 17, 2013.
  • I hate Bollywood. The movies are all garbage, just terrible. It's my opinion; obviously, there are billions who like and love them. I don't like all the singing, dancing and all the dramatic crying. I have never seen a Bollywood film in my life.

    Love   Hate   Dancing  
    "'I Hate Bollywood' Says Canadian Comedian Russell Peters" by Nyay Bhushan, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 22, 2011.
  • If you look good, you can act in a Bollywood movie, you don't have to be able to act; and Aishwarya Rai is a great example of this. She is a beautiful woman... You look at her, I want to look at her. Damn, she is fine; but stop acting or stop trying to act.

    "'I Hate Bollywood' Says Canadian Comedian Russell Peters" by Nyay Bhushan, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 22, 2011.
  • I think a lot of people mistake my confidence on stage for cockiness in real life, and that's actually farthest from the truth. When I'm on stage I'm that confident and that cocky, because I have a microphone in my hand, and there's a few thousand people staring at me. And I know they're there to laugh.

    Real   Mistake   Cocky  
    "The famous comedian most Americans don't know". Interview with Alicia W. Stewart, www.cnn.com. October 16, 2013.
  • Im a hip-hop guy, and the first time I heard Eminem was in 96. He was on a record with Shabban Siddiq. I was like, Who is this guy? Hes dope! First album came out: awesome. Second album came out: awesome. Third album, I was like, Eh. He started to get really successful. He wasnt mine anymore.

  • Until you have a child, you won't really understand that you would actually throw yourself in front of a bus for your child. Like, you don't really get it. Like, it's like, 'Hell no.' You know, 'She's only two. I can make another one.' You know? But, you know, you have a baby, and then you actually care about this person.

    Baby   Children   Two  
    "Talk Asia". www.cnn.com. May 17, 2013.
  • My humour comes from acknowledging different communities. That's what my fans are responding to - they know that I 'get it.' I understand them. I take the time to understand them. I get more complaints from people when I don't talk about them. I've had guys come up to me after a show and go, 'You didn't talk about Latvians!'

    People   Community   Guy  
  • I'm always amazed at how much people 'get' when I'm performing overseas. I've never had to change my act on my international shows; I just make sure that I've taken some time to get to know the people in those countries before I perform. That's been really useful.

    Country   Taken   People  
  • Comedians are - at the end of the day, we're just a bunch of people that lack a little bit of - we're very insecure, and we want to be loved and liked by everybody. And you know, I could check my Twitter and there could be 150 people that say wonderful things. There'll be one person who says something negative. And all we focus on is that negative.

    Insecure   People   Focus  
    "TalkAsia" with Monita Rajpal, www.cnn.com. May 17, 2013.
  • There's always someone who's going to interpret my material as racist, but it's not. Racism comes from intent and power. A racist will tell a joke about a group of people only when they're not in the room. I'll talk about a group of people only when they're in the room.

    Racism   People   Groups  
  • I do a lot of cultural material that's based on my traveling around the world. I basically just report what I've seen and where I've been.

  • I DJ and I'm a harsh critic of DJs.

    Harsh   Critics   Djs  
  • Who I am on stage is just an amped up version of who I am in real life.

    Real   Who I Am   Stage  
    "The famous comedian most Americans don't know" by Alicia W. Stewart, www.cnn.com. October 16, 2013.
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