I will never stop doing stand-up; that's my career, but I will do movies in Hollywood.
Russell PetersI don't need Hollywood. With or without them, I'll be fine. But I'll admit it would be nice to have them on board.
Russell PetersIndians are the second largest population in the world, but we're invisible on TV - everything is either black or white.
Russell PetersI hate Bollywood. The movies are all garbage, just terrible. It's my opinion; obviously, there are billions who like and love them. I don't like all the singing, dancing and all the dramatic crying. I have never seen a Bollywood film in my life.
Russell PetersI do a lot of cultural material that's based on my traveling around the world. I basically just report what I've seen and where I've been.
Russell PetersYou 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 was flat broke. I'd been doing stand-up for 14 years at that point. I loved it and just kept at it.
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