I thought [when I was 16] my days were just going to be spent hanging out on a beach and my girlfriend was going to be Miss Teen USA and my best friend will be a dolphin.

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.

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

I'm not really a food connoisseur.

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.

Now the bigots have to get creative. Good luck coming up with slurs for Chechens. Go back where you came from, Ushanka head.

Traditional television as we have known it will make love to the Internet and have a child. That child will be the future. It's already happening, and it's hot!