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I want to talk to the audience. This is what I've been doing in my work in French forever - talking about small things becoming big problems. I notice all the details, all the tiny little things.

~Gad Elmaleh

Topics: About All Things Audience Becoming Been Big Details Doing Forever French Little Little Things Notice Problems Small Small Things Talk Talking Things Tiny Want Work

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I don't feel any need to play the role of the clown. In my private life I take a break from humor.

~Gad Elmaleh

Topics: Any Break Clown Feel Humor Life Need Play Private Private Life Role Take

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There were two things I used to do to seduce girls: jokes and music. Since I'm not a great pianist, jokes were my thing.

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Topics: Girl Great Jokes Music Pianist Seduce Since Thing Things Two Used Were

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I discovered that it's not really about the language. It's about how the words are pronounced and the delivery. We have plenty of good English-speaking comedians. It's O.K. if I have my accent, my gestures, my way of speaking.

~Gad Elmaleh

Topics: About Accent Comedians Delivery Discovered English-Speaking Gestures Good How Language Plenty Really Speaking Way Words

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Morocco is completely alive for me because I spent about a third of my life there. The first few times I went back to Casablanca, I walked through the streets and remembered how years earlier I had walked those same streets and prayed that a miracle would happen and I would leave and become famous.

~Gad Elmaleh

Topics: About Alive Back Because Become Casablanca Earlier Famous Few First Had Happen How Leave Life Me Miracle Morocco My Life Prayed Remembered Same Spent Streets Third Those Through Times Walked Would Years

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I like to do comedy. It's my real passion. I want to make people laugh.

~Gad Elmaleh

Topics: Comedy Laugh Like Make Passion People Real Real Passion Want

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When you succeed, at a certain point, you want to challenge yourself. Otherwise, you become boring. You become a has-been. It's not very interesting. I don't want to be this guy who has only succeeded in France.

~Gad Elmaleh

Topics: Become Boring Certain Certain Point Challenge France Guy Has-Been Interesting Only Otherwise Point Succeed Succeeded Very Want Who You Yourself

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Comedy in America is very serious. Either they laugh, or they don't.

~Gad Elmaleh

Topics: America Comedy Either Laugh Serious Very

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Journalists ask me, 'Why don't you ever talk about sex in your performances?' True, I don't talk about sex - not in my personal life and not in my professional life. This is modesty.

~Gad Elmaleh

Topics: About Ask Ever Journalists Life Me Modesty Performance Personal Personal Life Professional Professional Life Sex Talk True Why You Your

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My name, my origins, my background and my experiences are what leveraged my success. The angle of the immigrant, through which I examined the reality in France, distinguished me.

~Gad Elmaleh

Topics: Angle Background Distinguished Examined Experiences France Immigrant Me Name Origins Reality Success Through Which

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Biography

Nationality: Moroccan

Type: Comedian

Born: April 19th, 1971

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