Kumail Nanjiani Quotes
I'm a massive rom-com head! Like, every rom-com in the '90s and early 2000s, I've watched.
Nanjiani, Kumail. Interview with Cara Buckley. "Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon on 'The Big Sick' and Unlikely Rom-Com Stardom." The New York Times, 15 June 2017, p. C1.
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.