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Aasif Mandvi is an accomplished Indian-American actor recognized for his diverse roles in film, television, and theater. Born on March 5, 1966, Mandvi has made a significant impact with his versatile performances. He is notably known for his role in 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin' and his tenure as a correspondent on 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'.

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“For my parents it was all about getting a deal, my dad came to America and he heard of this concept of brunch. He didn't quite know what it was. And he thought it was this other meal that existed between breakfast and lunch. He was kind of like - I remember he sort of was like America has so much food that between breakfast and lunch they have to stop and eat again. They have brunch. It was completely legal it was, like, a legal meal that you could have. I mean, clearly it wasn't the only reason he came to America, but I think it certainly sweetened the pot for him.”

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“We are Muslims. My father would pawn off his Muslim in-laws as Hindus just so that he could get free pancakes.”

Law Father In-laws Pawns Pancakes

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“From my parent's generation the idea was not that marriage was about some kind of idealized, romantic love. It was a partnership. It's about creating family. It's about creating offspring.”

Kind Ideas Parent Generations Creating Partnership Romantic Love Offspring

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“Indian culture is essentially much more of a we culture. It's a communal culture where you do what's best for the community - you procreate.”

Culture Community Indian Indian Culture

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“In America, you have this kind of individualism and in the West, essentially, you have this individualism - this idea of my own personal fulfillment.”

Kind Ideas America My Own West Fulfillment Individualism Personal Fulfillment

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“There's this existential crisis in America and in the West of, like - who am I? - based on this searching for individual fulfillment, which you don't necessarily have in the East in the same way because you're kind of told what to do. I'm not saying one is better than the other, I'm just saying that's just, like, the reality.”

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“You do find a lot of your time in the West kind of searching for your place in the world - your voice, your identity, like, who am I? Like, what is my reason for being here, you know? And in that same way who am I to be partnered with, you know?”

Knows World Way Kind Reason Voice Identity West Places In The World

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“It is ironic that it doesn't matter how successful I am in any other capacity. Ultimately, my parents marker is do you have a wife? And do you have children?”

Children Matter Parent Successful Wife Capacity Ironic Markers

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“I think family dynamics are definitely very interesting. And in my case my sister did get married. She gave my parents a grandchild.”

Thinking Parent Interesting Cases Married My Sister Grandchildren Very Interesting Dynamics

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“In some ways for many years I was off the hook.When my niece was born after that their attention was focused on that and she did that. You know, that was in our family that's what she did. I went off and chased this dream and this career that very other few people in our, you know, in my family, but even culturally were doing.”

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“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.”

Important Hate Common Share Identity Racism Bigotry Homophobia Misinformation

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“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.”

People Comedy Serious

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“If people invited Muslims into their home every week by way of a TV show would go a long way to making people feel comfortable with Muslims and countering misconceptions about who we are. Plus, of course, that will make it easier for us to impose sharia law across America.”

People Long Home Week Misconception

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“I think Islam has been hijacked by the idea that all Muslims are terrorists; that Islam is about hate, about war, about jihad - I think that hijacks the spirituality and beauty that exists within Islam. I believe in allowing Islam to be seen in context and in its entirety and being judged on what it really is, not what you think it is.”

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“So I had this completely unrealistic idea of what America was — but I wanted to be there.”

Ideas Wanted America

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“It's an organic thing that I try not to analyze too much, because I worry that it will go away.”

Trying Worry Too Much Going Away

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Born: March 5, 1966
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 66

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