In a rare interview as himself , actor-comedian Sacha Baron Cohen (who has been interviewed before by the Daily Telegraph as “Borat“) tells the Daily Telegraph that the personas of “Ali G” and “Borat” are too well known for him to hide behind and as such they both have “had their day.”

The funny man leads a very private life now married to actress Isla Fisher (”Wedding Crashers”) and the father of a newborn child. Cohen admits that for him the 14 hours a day he spent as “Borat” or “Ali G” were fun for him as he could hide behidn their personas, but since they both are too well known, he can no longer do that:

Cohen says:

“When I was being Ali G and Borat I was in character sometimes 14 hours a day and I came to love them, so admitting I am never going to play them again is quite a sad thing,” “It is like saying goodbye to a loved one. It is hard, and the problem with success, although it’s fantastic, is that every new person who sees the Borat movie is one less person I ‘get’ with Borat again, so it’s a kind of self-defeating form, really. “It’s upsetting, but the success has been great and better than anything I could have dreamed of.”

adding:

“It’s much easier for me to be in character and it’s a lot more fun,” “If I’d done the entire promotional campaign for Borat as myself it wouldn’t have developed in the same way. I think it can get a little be tiresome if you’re having to be the real person and talking about how important and interesting the role was. To me, it should be entertaining and the entertainment should carry on.”

Currently you can find Sacha Baron Cohen as a co-star in Tim Burton’s collaboration with Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and his still un-named comedy film (will probably be “Bruno”) will come out from Universal in 2008.

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