Quotes from Sacha Baron Cohen

I think if you come from a history of persecution you have to develop a sense of humour.

I don't know if I'm brave.

A good wife must be strong enough to pull a plough and have a very erotic physique.

To single out a particular group and say we can't make a joke about them is almost a form of prejudice and it's kind of patronizing.

Jews have a tendency to become comedians.

I think pulling off, pulling off a kind of fake documentary of me being a, you know, actual dictator would have been extremely difficult, if not impossible.

Dictators are ludicrous characters, and, you know, in my career and in my life, I've always enjoyed sort of inhabiting these ludicrous, larger-than-life characters that somehow exist in the real world.

Normally in dangerous situations I have a getaway car.

Sex can lead to nasty things like herpes, gonorrhea, and something called relationships.

It's nice to be important, but it's also important to be nice. Never forget that.

Normally in dangerous situations I have a getaway car.

I've never really done any interviews as myself.

I think I think in the moment. So when I'm in character, I'm in character, and I'm obviously thinking about what's going on around me, but it's easier to do stuff when you're in character.

Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

We say that "to let woman drive a car is like to let monkey fly a plane".

For a number of years in England nobody had any idea what I looked like.

I enjoyed being anonymous.