Quotes by Russell Peters

About Russell Peters:

Russell Dominic Peters is a Canadian comedian and actor. He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and won a Gemini Award in 2008.
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No matter where you are, the root of you is designed from a young age. So if my confidence was taken as a child, you can gain back a lot of the confidence, but that root of the cavity will still be there.

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On my best day, I cannot do Scottish people. I don't even believe that's a real accent, to be honest with you. I think they probably sound like us when they're in the house. It's how they keep people away from them.

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Indians are the second largest population in the world, but we're invisible on TV - everything is either black or white.

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I have a phenomenal memory. I remember every single thing that anybody said to me, ever did to me, who was nice to me and who was not nice to me.

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I'm not a media darling. I'm forever the outsider, for whatever the reason is.

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Stand-up and boxing are very similar. You're the only one out there, you're going into a fight, and you're going in with a game plan.

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I don't want to be a part of any Bollywood movie.

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The fans in Canada have been there since day one. They're the originals. When people say that's your roots, that's literally my roots. I've just cut this tree off and replanted it somewhere else and it started growing. But the roots are there.

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I've seen racism in my audiences. For example, I've seen people laugh at every other group, but then clam up when it comes to their community. You can't laugh at everyone else and then not laugh at yourself. You shouldn't be at my show if you can't l...

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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.

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I like the sound of laughter. I was the guy in the group of friends that would always make the friends laugh. And everyone was like, 'You should do stand up,' so I gave it a shot, and ta-da! They were right.

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People always say 'You do racial comedy.' And I don't, exactly. I do cultural comedy. Because race and culture are two different things. There's black people from America and then there's black people from Africa. Racially, they're the same; cultural...

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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.

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I DJ and I'm a harsh critic of DJs.

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I think for comedians, acting is their natural progression. It's all about progression.

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There's a big difference between race and culture. Because racially, I'm an Indian man. Culturally, not at all.

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I would get bullied a lot. You know, it was the '70s and '80s, so it was a lot of racism back then towards Indian people. And it wasn't actual hatred, it was just that blind, 'Let's pick on that guy.' You know, and you've got to figure that I was a v...

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Until you have a child, you won't really understand that you would actually throw yourself in front of a bus for your child. Like, you don't really get it. Like, it's like, 'Hell no.' You know, 'She's only two. I can make another one.' You know? But,...

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My guiltiest pleasure in life is 'America's Funniest Home Videos.' I watch them all - old, new - I don't care. Despite how bad the writing is on the show. The people getting hit and hurt, that's hilarious.

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I talk about race and culture, and that's what my fans respond to. If you grew up in an environment where race and culture were never an issue for you, or where you don't see the humor in our so-called differences, then you might not respond to what ...

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Author Bio

  • NameRussell Peters
  • DescriptionIndian-Canadian comedian, actor and disc jockey
  • BornSeptember 29, 1970
  • CountryCanada
  • ProfessionActor