Kayvan Novak

As an ethnic actor, I still feel I can't be in 'Downton Abbey' or in period dramas.

— Kayvan Novak

I miss watching TV and thinking they were all real. I used to feel like that about 'Neighbours.'

— Kayvan Novak

I met the Gallagher brothers, and Noel was quoting my 'Fonejacker' catchphrases. Hearing your heroes quote you is incredible.

— Kayvan Novak

Character building is one of my favourite things to do.

— Kayvan Novak

When I wind someone up, it's never to make them feel angry or aggressive; that doesn't make good telly. It's about uncovering…

— Kayvan Novak

Stanley Tucci is a classy actor, and Ian Holm is very short but equally classy - and both are also amazing.

— Kayvan Novak

I want to be James Bond! I don't want to be Doctor Who.

— Kayvan Novak

Why did Barry Humphries play Dame Edna for so many years? Why is Steve Coogan still doing Alan Partridge? Because there are…

— Kayvan Novak

I would very much like to direct, star, perform, and just be a general auteur.

— Kayvan Novak

The second series of 'Fonejacker' almost killed me. It was incredibly intense.

— Kayvan Novak

I'm Iranian, which means I feel that I have more right to take off other races and religions, being an 'ethnic' myself.…

— Kayvan Novak

Doing a series of 'Facejacker' takes about nine months. It's pretty intense.

— Kayvan Novak

When I was 18 years old, I had a Saturday job working in a clothing store on London's Bond Street. I would…

— Kayvan Novak

I had to fool the world into accepting me. I didn't seem to fit the mould of my idols.

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There's a really geeky YouTube channel which I love. It's a guy called Oliver Harper. He makes documentaries about films. He's a…

— Kayvan Novak

I tick that cliched box of being the class clown. I've always done impressions and characters, so I'm very lucky that I…

— Kayvan Novak

I've got to follow in the footsteps of Sacha Baron Cohen and do a prank show, or a film with real elements…

— Kayvan Novak

When a son tells a dad to trust him, it goes against every instinct in his body to do so.

— Kayvan Novak

I enjoyed school until the age of 13 - I loved my teachers, my friends. Then, suddenly, you get thrown into a…

— Kayvan Novak

I look at my early career, and you know, when I left drama school, for a young Asian actor, you could either…

— Kayvan Novak

I'm the guy that can play all the different races and get away with it.

— Kayvan Novak

My first love is doing my own comedy stuff.

— Kayvan Novak

Being funny was something I was doing before I understood what that even was. Now I'm making a career out of it.

— Kayvan Novak

When I do an impression of someone or when I am pretending to be someone else, something freaky happens: I feel the…

— Kayvan Novak

I was born in London! I'm as Western as you get.

— Kayvan Novak