The Big Sick - Challenges of Comedy Amid Personal Crisis
Kumail Nanjiani:
It’s just really hard to do standup comedy when your girlfriend is in a coma.
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The Big Sick - Demand for Connection in Frustration
Kumail Nanjiani:
Look at me. Look me in the eyes when you fuck me! Look at me. PLEASE! (after fast-food worker refuses his order)
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The Big Sick - Understanding Comas: The Good and the Bad
Kumail Nanjiani:
Apparently, there are good and bad comas. And the kind that they put her in, the medically induced ones, are definitely the good kind of coma. Like you know how there are good and bad carbs? Gremlins, those can be good or bad.
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The Big Sick - The Impact of Perception on Self-Expression
Kumail Nanjiani: [[w:Hugh Grant|Hugh Grant]
I read in an interview with ], he said he doesn't smile because it makes his face look fat. So I didn't smile in pictures for many years.
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The Big Sick - Humor in everyday situations
Kumail Nanjiani:
Your driver will be ready as soon as he puts on his pants.
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