Man in Temple Quotes in Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005)

Man in Temple: [giving example of what makes him laugh] Okay. Laughter is a very serious business, I suppose. Ah, we put it this way. When suppose this gentleman... he is my friend. He takes me for a ride. He takes undue advantage... of my innocence, you can say. I am an emotional fool. He is trying to make me fool, but, I am not - a fool. I allow *him* to make me a fool. You know? Just be ignorant. I just trying to... pretend that okay: I know nothing about him. I know, ah, nothing about the, you know, game of... he is playing with me. So, it makes me laugh. It makes me feel good. Okay, now, he is happy. So... just to *see* him happy, I feel... good, and I also start laughing.