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When people see your personality come out, they feel so good, like they actually know who you are.
I try to find what is closest to me in the character. There's many sides to personality, but it's a matter of, do you entertain those specific areas of your personality, or are you afraid to entertain them?
Being a new character is like going to a new school. You have to try to maintain your own autonomy and your own personality.
The thing about being an Indian person is that you feel most at home with your own people.
It's a whole other way of working when you work in films: You know exactly the arc of your character.
Every man, woman and child knows about Mugabe, but people say, 'Mogae, who is that?'
Throughout your whole career, there's a bunch of people you might have to kiss. Say there's this character opposite you, and you might not be into her - or him, personally. You just gotta' do it. That's your job.
As an author, I realise, you're on your own. You have to do everything you can to help The Book. If I make sure people know it's out there, they can make up their own minds whether they want to read it.
I think, you know, a lot of the business of comedy is taking your personal experiences and making them relatable to other people.
