He kept his cool under fire, and his interview didn’t make it into the movie:
“It was the most bizarre conversation I’ve had in my whole life,” Newkirk said. Borat asked him a series of strange and inappropriate questions about plastic surgery. “He wanted a pot belly because in his country that was a sign of wealth,” Newkirk said. “I told him he could eat enough junk food while he was here to make his own pot belly.”
Borat also inquired about breast augmentation and male enhancement. Newkirk felt that Borat was goading him to say something ridiculous. But he maintains that he remained professional throughout the interview.
