"I used to do stand-up, and I'd get the occasional laugh, but I'd never get that full-on, belly-aching laughter that Borat got. It's like a different kind of laugh. It's a laugh of shock, a laugh of di…"

"I think there's a lot of power in being an outsider, and looking at things from a different perspective."

"My characters are often exaggerated versions of real people, but there's always a kernel of truth in them."

"My comedy is designed to make people uncomfortable, because that's when they start to think."

"I'm not interested in making people laugh at me. I'm interested in making people laugh at themselves, or at society."