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> [When you succeed, at a certain point, you want to challenge yourself. Otherwise, you become boring. You become a has-been. It's not very interesting. I don't want to be this guy who has only succeeded in France.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/when-you-succeed-at-a-certain-point-you-want-to-challenge-yourself/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

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> [When you succeed, at a certain point, you want to challenge yourself. Otherwise, you become boring. You become a has-been. It's not very interesting. I don't want to be this guy who has only succeeded in France. I could say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/when-you-succeed-at-a-certain-point-you-want-to-challenge-yourself-2/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

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## More by Gad Elmaleh

> [When Americans, who have no idea who I am, laugh at my jokes, it's exactly the same if someone loves you even if you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/when-americans-who-have-no-idea-who-i-am-laugh-at-my-jokes-it-s/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

> [I talk about my dad and the American dream, and I just want to say to Americans how fascinated we are by America. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/i-talk-about-my-dad-and-the-american-dream-and-i-just-want-to-say-to/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

> [My name, my origins, my background and my experiences are what leveraged my success. The angle of the immigrant, through which I examined the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/my-name-my-origins-my-background-and-my-experiences-are-what/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

> [I love the Comedy Cellar. The audience has no expectations because they don't know me. It's great. It's only winning - if I bomb,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/i-love-the-comedy-cellar-the-audience-has-no-expectations-because/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

> [It's a good time to be here in America. You feel that people just want to be together and release the pressure and laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/it-s-a-good-time-to-be-here-in-america-you-feel-that-people-just-want/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

> [My dream is not Hollywood, but to perform my act in English to 30 people in a Soho comedy club, to show New Yorkers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/my-dream-is-not-hollywood-but-to-perform-my-act-in-english-to-30/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

> [Morocco is completely alive for me because I spent about a third of my life there. The first few times I went back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/morocco-is-completely-alive-for-me-because-i-spent-about-a-third-of/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

> [Eventually I was saying to myself, maybe it would be better, instead of trying to become an American comedian in France, to mix those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/eventually-i-was-saying-to-myself-maybe-it-would-be-better-instead-of/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

> [Comedy in America is very serious. Either they laugh, or they don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/comedy-in-america-is-very-serious-either-they-laugh-or-they-don-t/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

> [I want to talk to the audience. This is what I've been doing in my work in French forever - talking about small things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/i-want-to-talk-to-the-audience-this-is-what-i-ve-been-doing-in-my/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

> [In America, going on a date is really more like 'interview night.' You have to give your resume.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/in-america-going-on-a-date-is-really-more-like-interview-night-you/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

> [America is where standup comedy was born. It's the standard. So you want to go and do your job where this is the mecca…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/america-is-where-standup-comedy-was-born-it-s-the-standard-so-you/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

> [After New York, Chicago is my favorite city. It's just this great mix of Europe and America. The friends I have there are smart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/after-new-york-chicago-is-my-favorite-city-it-s-just-this-great-mix/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

> [When they don't know you, when you don't have credits and they're thinking, 'I don't know this French guy,' your first five minutes are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/when-they-don-t-know-you-when-you-don-t-have-credits-and-they-re/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

> [Americans don't like puns and plays on words, which is totally opposite in the comedy world to France or even Italy and Germany.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gad-elmaleh/americans-don-t-like-puns-and-plays-on-words-which-is-totally/)

[Gad Elmaleh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gad-elmaleh/)

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