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. — 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 really seen stories about us in America, at least where you had versions of our characters that weren't… — 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
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… — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
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… — 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 my favorite… — Ramy Youssef 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 weird, but… — 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
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 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 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 ethnic enough.… — Ramy Youssef 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 based on… — 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 in sight.… — Ramy Youssef 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 to see.… — Ramy Youssef Copy Share Image
