The whole religion of Islam is based on reward and punishment and reward and punishment, and it becomes a part of how you think of everything. Even yourself.
Kumail NanjianiIt really helped to have someone whose taste I really trusted who I knew was really smart and a really good writer. Sometimes I find it hard to judge my own work so it was good to have someone who could look at it. It was like, "Oh, she likes it, then it's good."
Kumail NanjianiI was extremely shy and had a terrible fear of public speaking. But I had fallen in love with stand-up.
Kumail Nanjiani