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title: "2 Messy Quotes By Ramy Youssef"
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> [I don't want to protect my characters. I don't do it with Muslims, either. My job is not to make us look perfect. My job is to make us look messy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/i-don-t-want-to-protect-my-characters-i-don-t-do-it-with-muslims/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69d/ramy-youssef-10947_islam_i-don-t-want-to-protect-my-characters-i_781974.jpg)

> [I think showing people being messy and showing them being wrong and showing them in their humanity is something that we can do, but it becomes difficult because there's this weight put on comedy to be part of change and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/i-think-showing-people-being-messy-and-showing-them-being-wrong-and/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

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## More by Ramy Youssef

> [I always felt like the only messaging I was hearing around faith was, you need to be perfect or you can leave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/i-always-felt-like-the-only-messaging-i-was-hearing-around-faith-was/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

> [The only thing I would tell my younger self is, 'Don't pay a lot of money for head shots.' There's always some dude in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/the-only-thing-i-would-tell-my-younger-self-is-don-t-pay-a-lot-of/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

> [I mean, the title of my show is my name. That's not because I was an established voice. It's because of a rising number…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/i-mean-the-title-of-my-show-is-my-name-that-s-not-because-i-was-an/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

> [North Jersey is one of the best places on earth. I love living there. I want to raise my kids there. It's my favorite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/north-jersey-is-one-of-the-best-places-on-earth-i-love-living-there-i/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

> [I think if you make a show where you try to make a character look good, not only is it kind of weird, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/i-think-if-you-make-a-show-where-you-try-to-make-a-character-look/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

> [You could probably convince me that North Jersey and South Jersey should be two separate states. They're just so different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/you-could-probably-convince-me-that-north-jersey-and-south-jersey/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/what-i-really-like-about-stand-up-is-there-s-100-people-in-a-room-and/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

> [I just feel like the most important conversations I've had in my life have been at a diner counter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/i-just-feel-like-the-most-important-conversations-i-ve-had-in-my-life/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

> [I would get a lot of roles for the ethnic friend and then I would go in for that and not be ethnic enough.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/i-would-get-a-lot-of-roles-for-the-ethnic-friend-and-then-i-would-go/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

> [What I would love for my 30s is to just not have expectations. I don't want to assume anything about my 30s based on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/what-i-would-love-for-my-30s-is-to-just-not-have-expectations-i-don-t/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

> [I just remember always wanting to make things. That was what was really interesting to me, but I had no career goal in sight.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/i-just-remember-always-wanting-to-make-things-that-was-what-was/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

> [This is my point of view, and that's why I call the show 'Ramy'. I made the show that I would want to see.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/this-is-my-point-of-view-and-that-s-why-i-call-the-show-ramy-i-made/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

> [I don't even want a song to ramp up the drama, you know? I want music to be there only when it really enhances…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/i-don-t-even-want-a-song-to-ramp-up-the-drama-you-know-i-want-music/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

> [I don't want to protect my characters. I don't do it with Muslims, either. My job is not to make us look perfect. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/i-don-t-want-to-protect-my-characters-i-don-t-do-it-with-muslims/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

> [In a gray area, you don't have to provide an answer. And I don't want to. I don't want to make a comedy that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramy-youssef/in-a-gray-area-you-don-t-have-to-provide-an-answer-and-i-don-t-want/)

[Ramy Youssef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramy-youssef/)

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