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In America, you break law. In Soviet Russia, law breaks you! In America, you watch Big Brother. In Soviet Russia, Big Brother watch you!

Yakov Smirnoff

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Yakov Smirnoff
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: January 24
Actor
Comedian
Odesa
Yakov Naumovich Pokhis
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Democracy
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The ad in the paper said 'Big Sale. Last Week.' Why advertise? I already missed it. They're just rubbing it in.
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In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One.
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I was not only typecast as a Russian, but I was typecast as Yakov Smirnoff. This is understandable, and I was very happy to get the roles, but it would be nice to be in a movie where I could be someone else.
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In Russia, if a male athelete loses he becomes a female athelete.
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I was a comedian in Russia, and I worked on the cruise ships there. I met a lot of Americans, and they were laughing even though I didn't speak their language.
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I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter.
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In Soviet Russia, party always finds you!
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I like American women. They do things sexually Russian girls never dream of doing - like showering.
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Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is a universal connection.
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Homosexuality in Russia is a crime and the punishment is seven years in prison, locked up with the other men. There is a three year waiting list.
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Men and women are immigrants in each other's worlds.
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I came to America to make it my home, and I did.
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Never having alone time is real tough on people.
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.
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We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we've heard in fairy tales.
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I fed my ego, but not my soul.
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My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love.
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Falling in love is a chemical reaction. But it wears off in a year.
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In America, you can always find a party. In Soviet Russia, The Party can always find you!
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Americans think Soviets are so grim. I want them to see that they can smile.
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