“I am a political human being. I have - that's one of my interests. I s...” — Maz Jobrani Quote

“I am a political human being. I have - that's one of my interests. I studied political science in college. I was actually going to get my Ph.D. in poli-sci. And a lot of my material from early on in my career dealt with politics, so I've always considered myself as somebody who enjoys political humor. So I'm not going to stop.”

“Comedy can take you a lot further in getting your point across. People are entertained, and then, by being entertained, they get your point.”

“Coming from an immigrant background, where a lot of parents don't want their kids to be comedians, success was just showing my mom that I could make a living. I was like, if I can get my mom off my back, that was my success.”

“People think just because I'm from the Middle East, I'm an expert on the Middle East. So, like, I got a friend, like, any time the gas prices go up, he'll always ask my opinion about it.”

“When I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, my mom was, like, 'I think I heard you say lawyer.'”

“Being on camera has really rehashed a lot of old feelings, because I dealt with body dysmorphia for a long time.”

“As a child I had dealt with a lot of loss and grief. I was constantly losing my parents, losing my home, constantly moving around, living with this stranger, that stepfather, or whatever.”

“Some psychiatrist told me I was interested in sculpture because I dealt in flat surfaces and needed something with dimension.”

“My mother definitely plays a big role in my life and in my work. The majority of what I've created has to do with her passing and how I dealt with losing the most important person in my life.”

“I have had expectations on me from a young age and I have dealt with them.”

“We've got to do more to ensure that people who work full time are not living in poverty and that the massive gap between rich and poor - which is fundamentally un-American, as far as I'm concerned - is somehow dealt with.”