All of my relationships have happened organically with people who are super cool and in my life and it just moved into a relationship zone.

My family never told me like you have to be one thing. What do you want to be when you grow up? They think it's the most ridiculous question. You can be many, many things.

We all have our strengths and our failings.

When you're going through a breakup, you should just let yourself feel everything so you can get over it as opposed to pretending everything's okay and dragging it out.

Curvy is just a polite way of saying fat.

When people tell really good stories in songs, I really like it.

I had two different degrees: One in International Relations/Political Science and another degree in Radio and Television Production.

It is so cool to think that there are two female, Indian actresses on prime-time American network television who are considered attractive and funny and smart.

If I could travel back in time, I'd bring back the entire Wu-Tang Clan.

My mom used to call me a parrot, because the way I spoke would change in every country we'd go to.

The thing about dating someone who listens to a totally different genre than you is they can help you find things to appreciate in that genre.

Life begins at the day of birth. Birthday is a great day of honour.

Your work is your destiny.

I vividly remember being 14. That was the age when I started to get happy: I started being a writer and stopped being a loser.

I would recommend all men in choosing a profession to avoid any that may require an apology at every turn; either an apology or else a somewhat violent assertion of right.

You have countries like India that have tried to help untouchables, with essentially affirmative-action programs, but it hasn't fundamentally changed the structure of their societies.

I better start doing stand up comedy in Spanish before every comedian in Mexico translates my jokes.

We need American Muslims to be part of our eyes and ears on our front lines.

Pretty much the worst reason to bomb someone is to prove that you're willing to bomb someone.

I thought you were dead. Stupid. As if I'd die without taking you with me.

You can never not feel like that, as a working artist these days. It's funny - time off makes me nervous, but so does time on. At least the pressure wasn't coming from outside.