People say, 'Are you afraid? Are you scared for your life?' and I tell them: If I choose today to tone it down, if I choose today to shut up, tomorrow me, you, and all of us will be forced to. Bassem Youssef More Quotes by Bassem Youssef More Quotes From Bassem Youssef I chose the Egyptian dream: the dream to make a TV show, and then be called an infidel by the end. Bassem Youssef show make end dream We have dealt with the Arab/Muslim problem in the American media in every single way but through comedy. Hollywood has always been lagging behind comedy... We can make fun of ourselves, too, and I'm inviting us to laugh with us - and all the misconceptions. Bassem Youssef laugh comedy fun way I never thought of myself as a comedian. That is a label - make me laugh. I want to make you think. Bassem Youssef laugh myself me you I pity Americans for their very bad fruits. Your 'mango' is cucumber. The only thing I really miss about Egypt is mangoes. Bassem Youssef miss your bad egypt It's kinda me and Jon Stewart have a pact together - so he's making me famous in the Western world and I'm making him famous in Egypt! Bassem Youssef me egypt together world I do think that this planet is a totally unjust planet. I mean throughout history - history paints a beautiful picture when it's written by the victorious, but it's a planet that belongs to the strong and the more able, and usually they are tyrants. So basically, I don't see justice happening to the crushed and the weak. Bassem Youssef picture justice beautiful history I get very confused about being called a comedian, because when you say 'I'm a comedian,' people expect you to crack a joke. Maybe I use laughter and humour to make people think. I don't know what you call that - a humourist? A satirist? A pessimistic comedian? I don't know. Satirists can be very dark. Bassem Youssef you laughter dark people The Dark Satirist, like the Dark Knight - that could be a good name for a superhero. Bassem Youssef name good like dark I'm not a revolutionary, and I'm not a warrior. Bassem Youssef warrior revolutionary
