Quotes by Aasif Mandvi

Aasif Mandvi

Actually I’m more culturally Muslim than religiously but being Muslim is an important part of my identity. As Muslim, I feel it’s important to counter any form of bigotry, be it anti-Semitism, homophobia, racism, etc. These forms of hate share a common denominator of misinformation and intentional fear mongering.

Hate

Identity

Racism

America undermines its own ideals when it ignores the very values it is promoting around the world. You cannot ask other people in the world to follow the law and act responsibly if we don’t do the same… and being afraid is not an excuse.

America

Law

People

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.

Artist

Jobs

Mirrors

Because to Americans, Chechnya might as well be a suburb of Narnia.

Chechnya

Might

Narnia

Bradford specifically there were a lot of Pakistanis there. Even today it has a very large Pakistani population.It was something that I experienced – 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.

Home

Kids

School

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.

Comedy

People

Serious

England has an interesting relationship with the Indian subcontinent because the years of colonization and the history between the two places.

Interesting

Two

Years

I came from a very different sort of background and pedigree from the people who were on “The Daily Show”. I was an actor. I was sort of – the irony is that I’ve done as much dramatic work in my career as comedic work and I don’t really think of myself as a comedian.

Careers

People

Thinking

I know the Gospel according to Mark better than I know any sura in the Quran.

Knows

Mark

Quran

I mean, but obviously, in people’s eyes, it still – it can still link Islam to terrorism. I mean, why does it make a difference that they’re white?

Eye

Mean

White

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Believe

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Careers

Chechnya

Children

Comedy

Connoisseur

Doctors

Doe

East

England

Eye

Father

Going Away

Grandchildren

Guy

Hate

Home

Hot

Ideas

Identity

Impact

Interesting

Islam

Jobs

Kids

Knowing

Knows

Land

Law

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Making Love

Mark

Matter

Mean

Might

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Mom

Narnia

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Quotes by Aasif Mandvi

Aasif Mandvi

America undermines its own ideals when it ignores the very values it is promoting around the world. You cannot ask other people in the world to follow the law and act responsibly if we don’t do the same… and being afraid is not an excuse.

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.

Because to Americans, Chechnya might as well be a suburb of Narnia.

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.

England has an interesting relationship with the Indian subcontinent because the years of colonization and the history between the two places.

I came from a very different sort of background and pedigree from the people who were on “The Daily Show”. I was an actor. I was sort of – the irony is that I’ve done as much dramatic work in my career as comedic work and I don’t really think of myself as a comedian.

I know the Gospel according to Mark better than I know any sura in the Quran.

I mean, but obviously, in people’s eyes, it still – it can still link Islam to terrorism. I mean, why does it make a difference that they’re white?

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