I got a camera at a very young age, but I always kind of thought of it as a hobby. — Ramy Youssef Age Copy Share Image
That's what you do if you're from Jersey. You make a big decision at a diner at 3 in the morning. — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
I'm a clown. I'm a comedian. Comedy, by design, is a place to explore the subconscious. — Ramy Youssef Clown Copy Share Image
I was in school for a little bit at Rutgers for political science, but it was very loose. — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
I just feel like the most important conversations I've had in my life have been at a diner counter. — Ramy Youssef Communication Copy Share Image
I grew up with so much of the identity of being Muslim and being Arab tied around politics. — Ramy Youssef Arab Copy Share Image
There is a fine line between faith and confidence. Confidence has a self-reliance. Faith is really about giving in. — Ramy Youssef Confidence Copy Share Image
I don't even want a song to ramp up the drama, you know? I want music to be there only when it… — Ramy Youssef Drama Copy Share Image
I don't want to protect my characters. I don't do it with Muslims, either. My job is not to make us look… — Ramy Youssef Islam Copy Share Image
There's a billion and a half Muslim experiences. All I can give you is my one weird, self-examining perspective. — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
Stand-up is cool. In stand-up, you get to learn about yourself if you do it from a thoughtful place. — Ramy Youssef Comedy Copy Share Image
What I really like about stand-up is there's 100 people in a room, and you can just feel the pulse. It's very human. — Ramy Youssef Comedy Copy Share Image
I think if you make a show where you try to make a character look good, not only is it kind of… — Ramy Youssef Character Copy Share Image
If you want a show to talk about politics or the Muslim ban or whatever - someone should make that show. That's… — Ramy Youssef Muslim Copy Share Image
Meeting at our fault lines is much more interesting to me than meeting at shared values. I'm not trying to sell you… — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
We're built to need a thing. I do think everyone has god. It's just, who's god for you? Is it god in… — Ramy Youssef God Copy Share Image
What I would love for my 30s is to just not have expectations. I don't want to assume anything about my 30s… — Ramy Youssef Expectations Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to erase my culture or my faith, I'm trying to be the best version of myself, and it's really… — Ramy Youssef Balance Copy Share Image
The stories I always see about a first-generation kid trying to erase where they came from, or trying to just be white,… — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
And for me, I reached the point where I know the way I live my life is not conventional, and so I… — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
We talk a lot about our identities, and we talk a lot about working to clear misconceptions about those identities. But it'd… — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
I try to be as specific as possible when saying 'Arab Muslims' because there are a lot of different Muslims. I've never… — Ramy Youssef America Copy Share Image
There's who you think you are and who you want to be, and then who you actually are. — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
All I had growing up was like 'Aladdin,' maybe I could be animated - or terrorist roles. — Ramy Youssef Actor Copy Share Image
Well, you know, I try to show my parents anything I'm about to do, probably anywhere from, like, 48 to 72 hours… — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
My mom spent like a decade of her life living in Paris, and I grew up listening to a lot of French… — Ramy Youssef Life Copy Share Image
I would get a lot of roles for the ethnic friend and then I would go in for that and not be… — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
I just remember always wanting to make things. That was what was really interesting to me, but I had no career goal… — Ramy Youssef Business Copy Share Image
We're constantly rationalizing where we stand and our own code and dealing with, you know, how you can be the best version… — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
My job is to show our humanity, and the only way to be leading with that sort of humanity is to lead… — Ramy Youssef Family Copy Share Image
I'm getting in front of real, diverse audiences every night that I can, and I'm trying to make things from an angle… — Ramy Youssef Audience Copy Share Image
This is my point of view, and that's why I call the show 'Ramy'. I made the show that I would want… — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
I always felt like the only messaging I was hearing around faith was, you need to be perfect or you can leave. — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
North Jersey is one of the best places on earth. I love living there. I want to raise my kids there. It's… — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
Ramy' is based on a lot of personal things, and it's interesting to see how many people feel like it's their story.… — Ramy Youssef People Copy Share Image
In general, the Arab world is an artistic hub that has such a variety, whether it be music, film, poetry. — Ramy Youssef Arab Copy Share Image
There's always going to be a gap between what you believe and what you actually do, regardless of what your background is. — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
You could probably convince me that North Jersey and South Jersey should be two separate states. They're just so different. — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
