Who I am on stage is just an amped up version of who I am in real life.

Terrorists hate Americans. Indians hate each other. A terrorist will blow up an airport. Indians like to work at the airport. That would be counter-productive.

Do it [stand-up comedy] because it feels like the right thing to do. Do it because you don't want to do anything else. There is something in you that does not want you to do anything else other than comedy.

I'm not a media darling. I'm forever the outsider, for whatever the reason is.

Indians are the second largest population in the world, but we're invisible on TV - everything is either black or white.

I'm always amazed at how much people 'get' when I'm performing overseas. I've never had to change my act on my international shows; I just make sure that I've taken some time to get to know the people in those countries before I perform. That's been really useful.

Self-worth and financial worth become indistinguishable.