Quotes by Russell Peters

Russell Peters

Azhar Usman is very funny, deeply spiritual, and extremely hairy. He’s like Zach Galifianakis meets Deepak Chopra-and funnier than you’d expect that combination to be.

Combination

Spiritual

Comedians are – at the end of the day, we’re just a bunch of people that lack a little bit of – we’re very insecure, and we want to be loved and liked by everybody. And you know, I could check my Twitter and there could be 150 people that say wonderful things. There’ll be one person who says something negative. And all we focus on is that negative.

Focus

Insecure

People

Do it [stand-up comedy] because it feels like the right thing to do. Do it because you don’t want to do anything else. There is something in you that does not want you to do anything else other than comedy.

Comedy

Doe

Want

Do you know what it is sir? Do you know what the Dance Dance Revolution is? It’s not an actual revolution, so you don’t have to worry about that. It’s not like a bunch of Asians are going to knock on your door ‘Hey! Start dancing!’

Dancing

Doors

Worry

From the moment we are born our culture encourages us to believe that outer well-being is the source of inner fulfillment … Wherever we turn the principle is confirmed, encouraging us to become ‘human havings’ and ‘human doings’ rather than human beings.

Believe

Culture

Principles

I DJ and I’m a harsh critic of DJs.

Critics

Djs

Harsh

I do a lot of cultural material that’s based on my traveling around the world. I basically just report what I’ve seen and where I’ve been.

Around The World

Materials

World

I don’t make the stereotypes, I just see them.

Stereotype

I don’t need Hollywood. With or without them, I’ll be fine. But I’ll admit it would be nice to have them on board.

Boards

Hollywood

Nice

I don’t think Indian actors are good. A couple of them are, like Anupam Kher, but not many are there like him in the industry. There are thousand of actors and actresses in the industry, but you can count on hand how many of them are really good; the rest of them are just pretty faces.

Couple

Hands

Thinking

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Acting

Addiction

Age

Airports

America

Around The World

Baby

Beautiful

Believe

Black

Blow

Boards

Bollywood

Boxing

Broke

Careers

Chance

Children

Cocky

Combination

Comedian

Comedy

Community

Country

Couple

Critics

Culture

Cutting

Dad

Dancing

Differences

Djs

Doe

Doors

Dope

Dream

Essence

Fighting

Focus

Forever

Games

Great Dad

Groups

Guy

Hands

Harsh

Hate

Hip Hop

Hollywood

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Quotes by Russell Peters

Russell Peters

Azhar Usman is very funny, deeply spiritual, and extremely hairy. He’s like Zach Galifianakis meets Deepak Chopra-and funnier than you’d expect that combination to be.

Do it [stand-up comedy] because it feels like the right thing to do. Do it because you don’t want to do anything else. There is something in you that does not want you to do anything else other than comedy.

Do you know what it is sir? Do you know what the Dance Dance Revolution is? It’s not an actual revolution, so you don’t have to worry about that. It’s not like a bunch of Asians are going to knock on your door ‘Hey! Start dancing!’

From the moment we are born our culture encourages us to believe that outer well-being is the source of inner fulfillment … Wherever we turn the principle is confirmed, encouraging us to become ‘human havings’ and ‘human doings’ rather than human beings.

I DJ and I’m a harsh critic of DJs.

I do a lot of cultural material that’s based on my traveling around the world. I basically just report what I’ve seen and where I’ve been.

I don’t make the stereotypes, I just see them.

I don’t need Hollywood. With or without them, I’ll be fine. But I’ll admit it would be nice to have them on board.

I don’t think Indian actors are good. A couple of them are, like Anupam Kher, but not many are there like him in the industry. There are thousand of actors and actresses in the industry, but you can count on hand how many of them are really good; the rest of them are just pretty faces.

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