((PKG)) PIA - Maz Jobrani
((Banner:….and a show))
((Executive Producer: Marsha James))
((Camera: Kaveh Rezaei))
((Adapted by: Martin Secrest))
((Map: Los Angeles, California))
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((Maz Jobrani, Comedian))
I knew we were going to root. We have a chant. Our chant is ‘doo doo doo doot doot (continues chanting). That’s what we chant right before we take you hostage. OK, close the doors! (laughter).
((Maz Jobrani, Comedian))
I was born in Iran – Tehran, Iran, and I left Iran when I was six years old. A lot of immigrant parents do not want their kids to be comedians and actors. They want them to be lawyers or doctors or engineers. The moment I realized that you only have one life and you can’t live your life for your parents, you have to live your life for yourself, when I decided that I’m going to pursue this a 100 percent.
((Courtesy: “Maz Jobrani: I’m Not A Terrorist But I’ve Played One On TV.”))
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((Maz Jobrani, Comedian))
When I was a kid, I loved playing soccer, so I thought I’d be a professional soccer player. Then, I started playing baseball, so maybe I’ll be a professional baseball player. And then, when I was 12, I ended up trying out for the school play, and I fell in love with being on stage.
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((Maz Jobrani, Comedian))
And when you first come to this country, you try and blend in as much as you can. So, I would do whatever it took to blend in. I would play baseball. I would eat apple pie. I would eat apple pie while playing baseball. Whatever it took, and things would be going great.
((Maz Jobrani, Comedian))
If I lived back in Iran, I don’t think I would necessarily be doing what I’m doing now. Acting and comedy is not really an option. I think the thing that’s good about the West and about America is the idea that you should pursue what you love doing. I’m very appreciative of the opportunities that were afforded me here in America. The Zoroastrian religion has a saying, and that’s the original religion of Iran, and the saying is, ‘Good words, good thoughts and good deeds.’ Now, I’m not really religious myself, but if you can live by those, I think it leads you to good places in life. I had such a struggle getting to do what I want to do in life, meaning that I had to really battle my parents to get to where I am, that usually the first thing I say is, I say I’m lucky because I get to do what I love doing.
((Courtesy: “Maz Jobrani: I’m Not A Terrorist But I’ve Played One On TV.”))
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((Maz Jobrani, Comedian))
I really firmly believe that if you are lucky enough to find what you love doing, and then are even luckier to get to do it, and then are even luckier to make a living doing it, I mean, that’s the trifecta, man.
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((Maz Jobrani, Comedian))
A red card for me, and the whole team. Bye! (laughter)
