All I had growing up was like ‘Aladdin,’ maybe I could be animated – or terrorist roles. Ramy Youssef Read Quote
I think showing people being messy and showing them being wrong and showing them in their humanity is something that we can do, but it becomes difficult because there’s this weight put on comedy to be part of change and I’m like, ‘I don’t think it changes anything.’ Ramy Youssef Read Quote
The stories I always see about a first-generation kid trying to erase where they came from, or trying to just be white, I would watch those shows or movies and I was like, ‘I don’t get this.’ This isn’t how I feel. Ramy Youssef Read Quote
I didn’t want ‘Ramy’ to be a commercial, like ‘Hey, Muslims are good!’ We’re underrepresented, so the instinct when we get an opportunity like this is to show people that we’re good, that we have the same shared values. What’s more important to me is showing that we have the same flaws. Ramy Youssef Read Quote
My mom spent like a decade of her life living in Paris, and I grew up listening to a lot of French music as well as Arabic music. Ramy Youssef Read Quote
I’m not trying to erase my culture or my faith, I’m trying to be the best version of myself, and it’s really hard. I don’t think I’m right, I don’t claim to be correct, I’m just trying to figure it out and figure out a balance. Ramy Youssef Read Quote
I feel very much rooted in being Egyptian, and I also feel very rooted in being a guy from New Jersey. Ramy Youssef Read Quote
There’s always going to be a gap between what you believe and what you actually do, regardless of what your background is. Ramy Youssef Read Quote
I always felt like the only messaging I was hearing around faith was, you need to be perfect or you can leave. Ramy Youssef Read Quote
Ramy’ is based on a lot of personal things, and it’s interesting to see how many people feel like it’s their story. And how many people view it as this democratic thing that should represent them. Ramy Youssef Read Quote
