It's only fitting that a Jewish comic makes his Just for Laughs anglo debut in a church, right? Gad Elmaleh More Quotes by Gad Elmaleh More Quotes From Gad Elmaleh When you succeed, at a certain point, you want to challenge yourself. Otherwise, you become boring. You become a has-been. It's not very interesting. I don't want to be this guy who has only succeeded in France. Gad Elmaleh challengeyourselfyouboring There were two things I used to do to seduce girls: jokes and music. Since I'm not a great pianist, jokes were my thing. Gad Elmaleh thingsgreatjokesmusic Journalists ask me, 'Why don't you ever talk about sex in your performances?' True, I don't talk about sex - not in my personal life and not in my professional life. This is modesty. Gad Elmaleh meyoulifesex Morocco is completely alive for me because I spent about a third of my life there. The first few times I went back to Casablanca, I walked through the streets and remembered how years earlier I had walked those same streets and prayed that a miracle would happen and I would leave and become famous. Gad Elmaleh my-lifebackmelife When Americans, who have no idea who I am, laugh at my jokes, it's exactly the same if someone loves you even if you're not rich and famous. Gad Elmaleh laughi-amyourich If I were bombing with my jokes in English, I would go back to France. Maybe do that mime thing. Gad Elmaleh englishbackgojokes In America, going on a date is really more like 'interview night.' You have to give your resume. Gad Elmaleh youryounightamerica When you succeed, at a certain point, you want to challenge yourself. Otherwise, you become boring. You become a has-been. It's not very interesting. I don't want to be this guy who has only succeeded in France. I could say, 'O.K., that's it; merci.' But I'm not interested in that. Gad Elmaleh challengeyourselfyouboring I like to do comedy. It's my real passion. I want to make people laugh. Gad Elmaleh laughcomedypassionpeople Comedy in America is very serious. Either they laugh, or they don't. Gad Elmaleh laughcomedyseriousamerica My name, my origins, my background and my experiences are what leveraged my success. The angle of the immigrant, through which I examined the reality in France, distinguished me. Gad Elmaleh namemesuccessreality I don't feel any need to play the role of the clown. In my private life I take a break from humor. Gad Elmaleh feelhumorplaylife Actually, I don't like dogs. I'm from Morocco, and people there don't like animals. Gad Elmaleh animalslikemoroccopeople I go to New York to see live shows, not movies. Gad Elmaleh livemoviesnewgo My dream is not Hollywood, but to perform my act in English to 30 people in a Soho comedy club, to show New Yorkers what they look like from the French point of view. Gad Elmaleh viewlookcomedypeople America is where standup comedy was born. It's the standard. So you want to go and do your job where this is the mecca of what you do. Gad Elmaleh jobyouborncomedy It's liberating to perform in another language. There are some subjects I would never talk about in French, where they see me as a public figure, that I talk about in English. Gad Elmaleh neverseemelanguage I did movies because I was flattered and for money and because I wanted to kiss Sophie Marceau. Gad Elmaleh kissmoviesbecausemoney Everywhere I go in America, when they learn I'm from France, the first thing they ask me is if I'm a huge Jerry Lewis fan. I've never been able to figure that out. Gad Elmaleh nevergomeamerica I love the Comedy Cellar. The audience has no expectations because they don't know me. It's great. It's only winning - if I bomb, they just say, 'Oh, the French guy sucks.' But if I do well, then they remember me. Gad Elmaleh greatmerememberlove
