FastSaying

Iranians and Arabs aren't considered diversity because we still don't have minority status in America. There was a group of Middle Eastern actors trying to get SAG to recognize us as part of the diversity they should look out for, because we do represent a different point of view. When OscarsSoWhite happened, I felt part of that.

Maz Jobrani

ActorAmericaArabsBecauseConsideredDifferentDiversityEasternFeltGetGroupHappenedIraniansLookMiddleMiddle EasternMinorityOutPartPointPoint Of ViewRecognizeRepresentShouldStatusStillTryingUsView

Related Quotes

A lot of times in Hollywood, when casting directors find out you're of Middle Eastern descent, they go, 'Oh, you're Iranian? Great. Can you say, 'I will kill you in the name of Allah?'' I could say that, but what if I were to say, 'Hello, I'm your doctor.'
— Maz Jobrani
AllahCastingCasting Directors
Everyone should unconditionally accept that Israel is an indispensable element of the Middle Eastern mosaic.
— Recep Tayyip Erdogan
AcceptEasternElement
You know the Middle East is going crazy when Lebanon is the most peaceful place in the region.
— Maz Jobrani
CrazyEastGoing
The fact is, the Middle East has been going crazy for 50, 60, 70 years. So it's not like, 'Oh, I need an ISIS joke.'
— Maz Jobrani
BeenCrazyEast
Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.
— Horace
BeautifulEveryNothing