As the weeks went on, I realized there was an important role comedy would play in healing the tragedies of September 11. Comedy can help people cope, and many people were coming to the clubs to laugh out the stress. — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
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. — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
I've had people come up to me after the show and say, 'Why did you not make fun of Pakistan?' People are actually upset… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
Comedy comes from tragedy, and being Iranian in America from 1979 on had been quite tragic. In stand-up comedy, I was able to take… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
One of the first memories I have, we went to - actually, we stopped in New York for a little bit, and I remember… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
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… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
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… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
I've grown so accustomed to my life in L.A., going to a Coffee Bean or getting breakfast at Kings Road Cafe. I've seen a… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
I want to show another side of Middle Easterners. My hope is that I would be able to play a variety of parts, and… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
Racism has always existed, and a big part of it is people just not knowing others. I think humans change other human's minds, and… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
I quickly came to realize that in the Middle East, God is God, and in the West, the sponsor is God - or, as… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
Follow your heart. Do what you love. Because I was constantly struggling with that. If it's in your heart, go for it. Don't listen… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
You know the Middle East is going crazy when Lebanon is the most peaceful place in the region. — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
Your stereotypical L.A. Persian kids were not working at Sbarro pizza in the mall, but I was. — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
