Aziz Ansari says having more money than he 'ever imagined' has changed the way he looks at his work

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August 7, 2017 4:32 PM

In an interview with GQ, Aziz Ansari said he's waiting for inspiration to strike before taking on another season of 'Master of None.'

"I hope more people get very successful and then quit," Ansari told GQ.

Aziz Ansari doesn't have immediate plans for a third season of 'Master of None,' his hit Netflix show.

Prodded by Green, Ansari went on to talk about how financial success has affected his willingness and ability to work. Here's Ansari:

"I was talking to a friend of mine the other day. We both have more money than we ever imagined. And I was like, Can you imagine if someone called us a few years ago and said, 'All right, you're going to have this much money when you're this age. What are you gonna do with it?' You would say all sorts of fantastical things, right? No one would say, Oh, I would figure out how to make more money and keep working all the time. Everyone just buys into this, like, Oh, I need to keep making stuff, I need to go make more money. I don't need to make more stuff. I've made a lot of stuff! I'm financially okay. I'm not gonna make stuff just for the sake of making stuff. I want to make stuff 'cause I'm inspired. Right now I don't really feel inspired."

"I hope more people get very successful and then quit," Ansari told Green. "Shouldn't that be the game? That you make a bunch of money and just move to Italy and live a quiet life?" He continued: "No one who does what I do—or anywhere related in my world—is ever like, I'm done."

Read the full interview on GQ »

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