10 Awesome Things Actors Have Done While In Costume

3. Sacha Baron Cohen Avoiding Arrest By Being Borat

Improvisational, very funny, confrontational and often downright unsafe; it wouldn't be hyperbolic to state that Sacha Baron Cohen€™s insanely dedicated turn as Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev is one of the greatest comedy performances in history. Cohen€™s ability to stay in character during the sketches is nothing short of incredible. Reportedly, the police were called almost 100 times during the production due to his antics, which totally makes sense. And apparently Cohen never breaks character, even when the cameras were nowhere to be found. For example, according to an Esquire article, Cohen managed to avoid being arrested for public indecency by remaining in full Borat costume and simply playing dumb. According to the interview, some local police were trying to arrest Cohen for whipping out his private parts in public. They got so frustrated with him pretending to not understand anything they were saying, they let him go without charging him. Though, we don't suggest that you do try to do the same.