Iman Vellani

You're not gonna impress everyone.

— Iman Vellani

I grew up in Markham.

— Iman Vellani

When I'm sad I'll rewatch 'Iron Man.'

— Iman Vellani

Fantasizing is fun!

— Iman Vellani

Marvel fandom is demanding.

— Iman Vellani

I live in Markham, Ontario, and no one even knows where that is.

— Iman Vellani

It's hard writing for 16-year-old kids.

— Iman Vellani

I just had the fattest crush on Iron Man, and I wanted more Iron Man.

— Iman Vellani

I can't do my taxes, but I've seen 'Iron Man 1' a hundred million times.

— Iman Vellani

I'm not on social media. I hear things that my mother tells me though.

— Iman Vellani

AvengerCon is what my dreams look like.

— Iman Vellani

The Marvels' is a fun movie, it's a good time.

— Iman Vellani

With dreams, you can do literally whatever you want.

— Iman Vellani

Watch myself on-screen, I'm able to disconnect because it feels like I'm reading a 'Ms. Marvel' comic and watching my friends.

— Iman Vellani

No one's just Muslim or just Pakistani or just a 16-year-old kid from Jersey City.

— Iman Vellani

I hope that we're able to shift the perspective on how we see Muslims in mainstream media.

— Iman Vellani

Yes, I am obsessed with 'River of Dreams.' It's one of my favorite albums, my favorite song.

— Iman Vellani

I think that aspiration to be greater than who you are is such a universal feeling, regardless of gender identity.

— Iman Vellani

My school was right across from a comic book shop. I'd often go there to read the 'Invincible Iron Man' comics.

— Iman Vellani

When you think of comic book readers, you never think of the brown girl, and I was that.

— Iman Vellani

I don't want to focus on something that's not even in my control, because what's the point?

— Iman Vellani

I went to a very diverse school and its so important to showcase a child of immigrant parents who is proud of…

— Iman Vellani

If you keep generalizing people in one-dimensional ways, that's how we're gonna see them, but when you represent them in a way…

— Iman Vellani

One day, I picked up an issue of 'Invincible Iron Man: Ironheart' by Brian Michael Bendis, and Kamala Khan was on the…

— Iman Vellani

We wrapped 'Ms. Marvel' and then in a couple weeks, I was in London for 'The Marvels.' Everything was still pretty fresh,…

— Iman Vellani

If people are excited about something, let them be excited about it. And if you have constructive criticism, voice it - but…

— Iman Vellani

Being 16 and dealing with high school and boys and relationships and family drama and culture and religion - it's so confusing…

— Iman Vellani

A lot of the time, people of color don't get to be real individuals, but 'Ms. Marvel' shows Kamala and her community…

— Iman Vellani

There's the subreddits, the fan forums, fan fic, cosplay and fan art. Then there's breaking down the trailers, frame-by-frame, and breaking down…

— Iman Vellani

Watching yourself is like the most cursed thing ever. Like, I don't know what I look like, and I realize that now.…

— Iman Vellani

I mean, I'm so far removed from the film industry.

— Iman Vellani

We wanted 'Ms. Marvel' to be a love letter to Marvel fans.

— Iman Vellani

Jon Favreau is such a wonderful director.

— Iman Vellani

I sleep a lot. I feel like I'm never rested enough.

— Iman Vellani

My power is that I can sleep anywhere.

— Iman Vellani

I grew up with all four of my grandparents.

— Iman Vellani

Isn't that what we all kind of want, to feel like we belong?

— Iman Vellani

Having Stephen King in anyone's corner is pretty awesome.

— Iman Vellani

High school was really confusing for me.

— Iman Vellani

I grew up with the MCU, but when I was in seventh grade, something clicked.

— Iman Vellani