Author: Kumail Nanjiani

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I'm from a family of doctors, and I think they really wanted me to be a doctor. I even sort of assumed I would be a doctor.

I'm from a family of doctors, and I think they really wanted me to be a doctor. I even sort of assumed I would be a doctor.

- Kumail Nanjiani

I would say I try to make my comedy really personal. I try to tell stories that happened to me, experiences from my life.

I would say I try to make my comedy really personal. I try to tell stories that happened to me, experiences from my life.

- Kumail Nanjiani

I think, you know, a lot of the business of comedy is taking your personal experiences and making them relatable to other people.

I think, you know, a lot of the business of comedy is taking your personal experiences and making them relatable to other people.

- Kumail Nanjiani

I love, love, love the street-cart food. Gyros are like a meat-flavored fruit roll-up. A meat roll-up.

I love, love, love the street-cart food. Gyros are like a meat-flavored fruit roll-up. A meat roll-up.

- Kumail Nanjiani

You can go slow. Allow your dreams and goals to change, but live an intentional life.

You can go slow. Allow your dreams and goals to change, but live an intentional life.

- Kumail Nanjiani

The plan was always to come to America, because Pakistan's a scary place. They don't have religious freedom. It's very poor, and there's a lot of violence and corruption.

The plan was always to come to America, because Pakistan's a scary place. They don't have religious freedom. It's very poor, and there's a lot of violence and corruption.

- Kumail Nanjiani

Honestly, I would love to be friends with Fox Mulder on 'The X-Files.' That's almost a little too obvious, but that would be my answer. I'd love to hang out with him.

Honestly, I would love to be friends with Fox Mulder on 'The X-Files.' That's almost a little too obvious, but that would be my answer. I'd love to hang out with him.

- Kumail Nanjiani

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