In Britain, you never get away from the fact that you're a foreigner. In the U.S., the view is it doesn't matter where you come from. Aasif Mandvi britainfactforeigner Change image and share on social
I always focused on being an actor. I did stand-up briefly, but I also did a lot of dramatic work. But since I've been on 'The Daily Show,' people think I'm a comedian. That's not how I see myself. Aasif Mandvi actorbrieflycomedian Change image and share on social
One of the first auditions I had in New York was for a commercial where I had to go in and audition to be a snake charmer... It was either some bank commercial or something where they wanted a guy charming a snake... I remember they wanted to know if I actually knew how to snake charm. Aasif Mandvi auditionbankcharm share on social
I've always said I'm the worst representative of Muslim-Americans that's ever existed, because I've been inside more bars than mosques. Aasif Mandvi americanbadbar Change image and share on social
I've actually changed my view of Los Angeles. When I was younger, I hated it, because I thought it was fake and superficial. As I've gotten older, I've found that to be absolutely true, but I don't care. Aasif Mandvi absolutelyangelescare share on social
You can talk about and think about Muslims as you want, but you can't stop Muslims from building a mosque. You can hate Muslims from the comfort of your house or publicly, but when that becomes stopping Muslims from building a mosque or worshipping, then we are crossing the line into something else. Aasif Mandvi buildcomfortcross share on social
When you're a standup comic, you get up and you try stuff, and you're always kind of seeing how far you can push things. Aasif Mandvi comickindpush Change image and share on social
An artist's job is simply to take the mirror in front of your face and hold it there. It's not to give you any answers. It is simply to take that mirror and point it at you. Aasif Mandvi answerartistface Change image and share on social
I never consciously got into comedy. It was sort of one of those things where I was a theater student, I was acting, I was doing comedy, I was doing dramatic stuff, so it's been something that I've always done and enjoyed doing and had an instinct to be relatively good at. Aasif Mandvi actcomedyconsciously share on social
When I got to Florida, I was a British kid, but I was also an Indian kid: a brown kid with an English accent. Talk about being an outsider. And that's become the theme of a lot of the stuff I write about. Aasif Mandvi accentbritishbrown share on social