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This was in the ’70s and there was a lot of racism towards South Asians and there was a lot of hazing and bullying and racism that really probably shaped me in some way in terms of, like, wanting to get out of there.

Aasif Mandvi

When my family decided to leave England I could not have been happier. I was sort of like – America seemed like the land of opportunity and, you know, it was Hollywood to me.
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America Decide Family Land Like Opportunity Seem Sort
I was born in India – but never really lived there.
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Born India Live Really
I’m Muslim the way many of my Jewish friends are Jewish: I avoid pork, and I take the big holidays off.
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Big Friend Holiday Jewish Muslim Off Pork Way
Because to Americans, Chechnya might as well be a suburb of Narnia.
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Chechnya Country might Narnia Suburb
If you choose to be a Muslim then you believe that it is on some level wrong to show the image of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Believe Levels Prophet Muhammad
I was a fan of “The Daily Show” I watched it,I never imagined being on it, but I figured I would just go down there and do my best Stephen Colbert impression.
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Daily Down Fan Figure Imagine Impression Show Watch
The artist never really has any control over the impact of his work. If he starts thinking about the impact of his work, then he becomes a lesser artist.
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Artist Control Impact Over Thinking Work
Bradford specifically there were a lot of Pakistanis there. Even today it has a very large Pakistani population.It was something that I experienced
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Bradford Danger Home Kid Population School Something Specially Today
I said we are Ghodratis and there’s nothing that Ghodratis like more than a bargain.
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Bargain Ghodrati More Nothing Said
Getting chased home from the bus stop after school by English kids, boarding school, being targeted for praying to what they call Allah wallah ding dong.
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Bus Chased English Getting Home Kid Praying Stop
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.
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Answer Artist Face Front Hold Job Mirror Simply
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.
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Bar Existed Inside More Mosque Muslim
Comedy can reach many more people than, say, a serious lecture on the topic. And comedy might just be the access point to reach people who want to be entertained and also learn something.
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Access Comedy Feel Lecture People Serious Topic
I’m not really a food connoisseur.
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Connoisseur Food Really
I grew up on American pop culture so everything that I fantasized about to get out of this sort of humdrum world of Bradford was about America. So when we decided to move there I was on the plane.
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America Culture Dort Fantasized Grew Moving
It’s an organic thing that I try not to analyze too much, because I worry that it will go away.
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Analyze Away Going Try Trying Worry

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