Iranians and Arabs aren't considered diversity because we still don't have minority status in America. There was a group of Middle Eastern actors trying to get SAG to recognize us as part of the diversity they should look out for,… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
I'm not saying that I'm on some crusade to change people's minds. I'm just doing what I do. I'm a comedian, I'm trying to be funny... I think when they see a comedy show with an Iranian and an Egyptian… — 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
