"I'm not interested in making safe comedy. I want to make comedy that makes people uncomfortable."

"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'm not trying to be offensive for the sake of being offensive. I'm trying to expose hypocrisy."

"I find the most extreme characters are often the most revealing."

"The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache."