Kumail Nanjiani Quotes
Most of my exposure to American pop culture was through this weird prism of 'Mad' magazine.
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Yeah, I have animosity, a chip on my shoulder. But I love, too.
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Being flown to the U.S. to meet Sofia Coppola is really exciting. I was freaking out. I'm a little nervous, as I don't want to muck it up I want to do my best.
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I am not honest.
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We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
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I think you can't be really posh and be an interesting actor. I'm a bit of a posh rough.
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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
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One of the things jazz has always excelled at is translating the reality of the times through its musical prism.
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I love this country very much, and I'm proud to live here, but I think our current administration is extreme. These are not merely conservative people, these are extreme right-wing people.
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I don't believe we have defined health care reform very well in this country.
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Death is a zero sum game for which there is no cure.
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My parents' long and happy marriage was a great ideal to live up to, but a tough one.
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Not long ago I made a list of Doc Ford books I would like to do, and I came up with 11 pretty easily. I like to let the characters go their own ways and see what happens. I find them fascinating.
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I hate to repeat lines, to say the same damned thing. I try to rewrite cliches and make what I say sound fresh.
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God does arithmetic.
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My parents are high school sweethearts.
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The physics of water is central to cooking, because food is mostly water. All steak that you cook is actually boiled on the inside.
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Versace designs have always been bootlegged. Now it's Versace bootlegging the bootleg for the bootleggers to bootleg the bootleg.
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For me, visuals are as important as the music. I just love escapism and giving people something to escape to. To me, that's what art is.
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I don't like to talk about myself that much.
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I collect handkerchiefs. I know that's sort of old-timey, but my mom started the collection for me, and now I have a bunch. Basically, I have a myriad of beautiful handkerchiefs, and I carry them like a grandmother in my purse. And I opt for hankies in any situation.
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Being able to do research in a real-time way is the way research needs to be done in the future.
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I learned so much in Zimbabwe, in particular about the need for humility in our ambition to extend mental health care in countries where there were very few psychiatrists and where the local culture harboured very different views about mental illness and healing. These experiences have profoundly influenced my thinking.
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The Internet is a boon for hypochondriacs like me.
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Most of my exposure to American pop culture was through this weird prism of 'Mad' magazine.
