“You don't read many positive things about Iran in the press, which is ...” — Kayvan Novak Quote

“You don't read many positive things about Iran in the press, which is depressing, but when I go back to my grandparents' house in the hills, and I'm sitting by the pool, sipping a bootleg Turkish beer, watching a pirate DVD, eating my grandma's cooking... you realise there is a real bridge between politics and country and people.”

“Generating comic material can sometimes get the better of you.”

“I want to do a 'Facejacker' film. I want to explore the characters more, maybe do a Terry Tibbs chat show.”

“Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.”

“Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.”

“Nineteenth-century American politics were notoriously raucous, with frequent violence in and around elections.”