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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.
Aasif Mandvi
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Aasif Mandvi
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: March 5
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Bombay
Aasif Mandviwala
Aasif H. Mandviwala
Aasif Hakim Mandviwala
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The experience of being on a show that is very much in the center of popular culture is exciting. You really feel like you're reaching people.
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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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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.
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England has an interesting relationship with the Indian subcontinent because the years of colonization and the history between the two places.
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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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