Larry Charles: Go to the forbidden places

"I was encouraged to break rules, to offend, to not worry about the results."

Director Larry Charles:

I’ve always been attracted to the transgressive. I tried to bring as much transgression to “Seinfeld” and “Curb” as I could, but there were still rules. With “Borat,” I was encouraged to break rules, to offend, to not worry about the results. I found that to be liberating…There are gentle comedians who can be very successful. But if you want to cut through, if you want people to lose it, to lose control, then I think you need to go to the forbidden places.

(Source: He Laughed Along With Larry David and Borat. Until He Didn’t.)

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