Living in Pakistan, you didn't have a sense of how huge and varied America was, geographically.

I love constructive criticism. I love getting notes when I'm acting. I love them telling me what to do. I don't always agree with it, but I really need it.

It wasn't until I moved to New York that I decided to make a conscious effort to be myself.

Philosophy is problem-solving. There's a philosophical problem, and then you try to solve it by approaching it from different angles and seeing what way works. That's what comedy is: you have a topic and you try to just hit it as many different ways as you can.

I moved to New York first and was really apprehensive about moving to L.A., but I really, really like it.

We only hear success stories. You don't hear about the hundreds and hundreds - the overwhelming majority that don't go anywhere. This is a more realistic portrayal of what happens in startups.

I think being funny had something to do with feeling like an outsider, not feeling cool - insecurity.