Kumail Nanjiani Quotes
I never decided I wanted to be an actor. I just started doing standup because I love standup. Everything else has sort of been these tiny steps leading to this.
Nanjiani, Kumail. Interview with Sam Jones. Off Camera with Sam Jones, episode 108, 12 Oct. 2017.
Kumail Ali Nanjiani (/kʊˌmɛl nɑːndʒɪˈɑːni/; born 1977 or 1978) is a Pakistani-American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and podcaster primarily known for his role as Dinesh in the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley (2014–2019) and for co-writing and starring in the romantic comedy film The Big Sick (2017). For co-writing the latter with his wife, Emily V. Gordon, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2018, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.