Russell Peters

“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...”

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

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

“I think a lot of people mistake my confidence on stage for cockiness in real life, and that's actually farthest from the truth. When I'm on stage, I'm that confident and that cocky because I...”

“Ideally I'd like to be working steadily as an actor: movies, a TV series, that sort of thing. I've been through a few different TV development cycles, and they didn't work out. When the time...”

“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.”

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

“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...”

“You do stand-up because you have to do it. If you're doing it to become 'famous,' you're wrong. If you're doing it to become a millionaire, you're doing it for the wrong reasons. In 2003, I...”