Top 35 Kunal Nayyar Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “I love video games. I love, love, love them! I also love ‘Star Wars.’ I wish Jedi was a true religion.”

— Kunal Nayyar

2. “No one ever sees the sleepless nights, the years of studying and 14-hour days earning your dues. I spent three years isolated in an academic environment to be the best actor I could.”

— Kunal Nayyar

3. “Because words are powerful; they can hurt and wound, and one word can lead to a thousand horrors. So don’t forget to be impeccable with your words.”

— Kunal Nayyar

4. “You see, love doesn’t belong to anyone, You can’t force it on someone and you can’t take it away from someone. The more you try to hold on to it and keep it for yourself, the more fleeting it is.”

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5. “Every person has a different journey. But no one has an easy one.”

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6. “Sometimes we have “time machine moments” where we wish we could go back in time and fix our biggest mistakes. But sometimes we wish we could go back in time and fix the tiny ones, too.”

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7. “When you move from a different country, it takes a while to make friends. I found myself being lonely a lot at first. In New Delhi, I had all my family. But Portland is one of those cities you can immerse yourself in and feel comfortable. People are so friendly.”

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8. “Maybe that is the real reason why I don’t want children: so that I don’t have to touch another person’s poop for the rest of my life.”

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9. “That’s what people do. They pick up the pieces of what they have and move on. Civilizations were built on this very principle.”

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10. “We live in a bubble sometimes, and you can get out of touch with your fans. You go to the studio, you come home. But coming to Comic-Con is a real opportunity to connect with the people that made your show happen and are responsible for its continued success. It’s really humbling.”

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11. “I’m helping launch the new Milky Way Chocolate Ice Cream Bar. I play an astrophysicist on television, and the name of the bar is Milky Way, so put two and two together, and here I am.”

— Kunal Nayyar

12. “People at the University of Portland were accepting and loving and open-minded. When you have a safety net, it allows you to take risks.”

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13. “So often in life we agonize, we deliberate, and we beat ourselves up to carefully evaluate the reasons we should or should not do something. But usually it’s so much simpler than that. If you have no other offers, take the one offer you have.”

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14. “I know stuff about ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Star Wars,’ but ‘Star Trek,’ I don’t know.”

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15. “I have a fear of heights and I’m claustrophobic.”

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16. “I’ts not over even when they say it’s over. Always write the letter. Always appeal to a human to render a final judgment. We are human, after all.”

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17. “I have a dialect myself; it’s more pronounced, because I have studied theatre and been in England. It’s half-British, half-Indian.”

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18. “I love going to the G4 sci-fi-type parties.”

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19. “I did learn that there’s no point in eating too much Vitamin C because it comes out of your bladder.”

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20. “But you can’t find love if you’re not willing to lose it. You can’t find happiness if you’re not willing to risk being sad. And you can’t find the love of your life without risking breaking your heart.”

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21. “Live in a house you can afford, but eat like a king.”

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22. “Too often we focus on the greater shcemes in life, like making money, or getting promoted at work, or starting a new relationship – and yea, of course, those things matter – but sometimes it’s the tiny, gradual, stepping-stone victories that bring real joy and signify the positive changes in our life.”

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23. “See, it was never really about getting a kiss; it was always about sharing a moment of intimacy with another person. To be touched and looked at and held like a living, breathing human being. We all want that. We all need that.”

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24. “That happens in life, where a brief, fleeting moment can change us forever, and as hard as we try, it cannot be re-created. And just as hard as it is to re-create, it is harder yet to let it go.”

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25. “Comic-Con has been an amazing experience. It’s overwhelming, I have to admit, because of the lines and the crowds.”

— Kunal Nayyar

26. “I would definitely line up for ‘The Lord of the Rings.’ I’m a huge ‘Lord of the Rings’ geek.”

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27. “I’m a pro! No, what I mean is I have performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company in England. I have been all over the place. I have studied theatre for seven years.”

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28. “I really think if you take away a character’s obstacles then there’s no comedy.”

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29. “On going to funerals: “You don’t have to say anything. By showing up you are reassuring them that they are not alone. Just being there is enough.”

— Kunal Nayyar

30. “Comic-Con fans are so affectionate, and it’s always a lovely way to start a new season.”

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31. “The really good stand up comedians can be angry but relatable, and they have interestingly humanizing personalities. Their observational skills are far greater than mine, so I’ll just stick to reading lines off a page.”

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32. “I was that weird kid from India who took showers at three in the morning.”

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33. “Music is fodder for my soul. Without it, I could not have gotten through heartbreak. I could not have traveled so far. I could never have loved the way I do now. Music taught me that. It eased my pain. It has been my lifeline.”

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34. “I was pretty awkward when I was young, but I was never afraid of putting myself out there. I would say stupid things but then they would laugh at me and possibly find it endearing.”

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35. “I wanted her to know that I was trying to make her happy, and I wanted her to know that I knew that she wasn’t working as hard for my happiness.”

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36. “We all do that to ourselves. Explain irrationally the rational. We make up stories in our heads instead of looking at the facts. We force persecution on ourselves when there is none.”

— Kunal Nayyar

37. “If you have no other offers, take the one offer you have.”

— Kunal Nayyar