“I used to dance every two minutes in between the stand-up. I can't eve...” — Omid Djalili Quote

“I used to dance every two minutes in between the stand-up. I can't even remember why I did that. It was mentioned to me that when I danced, audiences were laughing at me not with me. So it was either stop dancing or ban my manager from the gigs.”

“The big crowds are good, but when you're on stage at the Hammersmith Apollo it's like Euston station; there are 3,600 people, so there's always going to be 100 people getting up and moving around and it's very distracting.”

“If I've got to carry this bit of fat around my stomach for the rest of my life, then I apologise to my pallbearers. I'll be heavy when they carry my coffin.”

“Of course people assume I am a Muslim. Not that I have a problem with that because when you are an ethnic minority doing well, everyone tries to claim you.”

“I'm a Baha'i. I'm not a Muslim. I'm Baha'i. And the Baha'i faith is such a sweet faith.”

“I go for coffee with my wife every day.”

“There's been a vacuum with movies that people can relate to. There's been a paucity of dramas that people can relate to. I think audiences are clamoring to connect - particularly after 9/11 - with things that are genuine and real and I think documentaries are filling that need.”

“I never thought a film about a sperm donor could work with audiences in India, but it did.”

“I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic.”

“I feel I have audiences on my side, and that's what keeps the movie machine going for me.”

“It's truly gratifying to see my films reach beyond a familiar public, to get a chance to move new audiences. It's nuts. It's extraordinary.”

“The loss of my mom really inspired me to go to a place with my performances that were emotionally honest, and I found that audiences really responded to that. People need to see heartbreak transformed into beauty.”