When you're brown and Indian, you get offered a lot of doctor roles. Aasif Mandvi browndoctorindian Change image and share on social
Traditional television as we have known it will make love to the Internet and have a child. That child will be the future. It's already happening, and it's hot! Aasif Mandvi childfuturehappen Change image and share on social
One thing I always did in my career was writing. I always was writing. I was trying to create things. For myself, for other people. Aasif Mandvi careercreatepeople Change image and share on social
For my parents' generation, the idea was not that marriage was about some kind of idealized, romantic love; it was a partnership. It's about creating family; it's about creating offspring. Indian culture is essentially much more of a 'we' culture. It's a communal culture where you do what's best for the community - you procreate. Aasif Mandvi communalcommunitycreate share on social
The experience of being on a show that is very much in the center of popular culture is exciting. You really feel like you're reaching people. Aasif Mandvi centercultureexcit Change image and share on social
The average Indian doesn't care about Hollywood movies because they have far too many movies of their own to watch, to miss, and I hope a story like 'Million Dollar Arm,' that is actually about India and deals with these two Indian kids, resonates over there and makes people want to go and see the movie. Aasif Mandvi armaveragecare share on social
I did a play called 'Disgraced' in 2012 at Lincoln Center, which ultimately won the Pulitzer Prize. I played the lead character, a Muslim American, who had renounced Islam and became very anti-Islam. Aasif Mandvi americananticall Change image and share on social
I rarely went to the mosque, I never fasted, and I only prayed namaaz on the holy nights because my mom bugged me about it. Aasif Mandvi bugfastholy Change image and share on social
It is ironic that it doesn't matter how successful I am in any other capacity: ultimately, my parents' marker is 'Do you have a wife?' and 'Do you have children?' Aasif Mandvi capacitychildironic Change image and share on social
I'm free to see things objectively because I don't consider myself American, and I don't consider myself British or Indian. I'm kind of an amalgam or mongrel of a lot of different places and experiences. In a lot of ways it's been a good thing for me. It's enabled me to do what I do on 'The Daily Show.' Aasif Mandvi amalgamamericanbritish share on social