Vir Das is an Indian Bollywood actor, and comedian.
I've been reading a lot of books on history, and watching a lot of educational TV. Wikipedia too, even though it is not reliable.
To me, the trick is not how can I make people laugh. It is, how can I make people laugh in a different way.
Time management is the mantra of my life.
I feel like I share a great relationship with my audience where they trust my judgment and choice of films and sense of comedy.
Relationship humour gets the most laughs. If I'm able to get the women laughing, men will have to laugh along because they would be scared to death.
Class I to XII wasn't much help; I was always a mediocre student. But when I pursued higher education and studied economics with theatre or psychology with science fiction, I got a whole new world view.
I'm a stand-up comedian-turned-actor-turned-vampire at night.
Comedy is a live art, and the only way to record a comedy rock album is to do it live. The audience and their laughter is just as much a part of the album sound as our music. No retakes, no room for error.
Women do come up to me after a show, but it's usually to say, 'Yhank you for making us laugh,' and all that.
The idea is to do out-of-the-box films that showcase my versatility and talent.
I fear debt. I don't like being indebted to banks. I have a rule in life that I will get it when I can afford it.
Whatever movies I sign, they have to get me out of my comfort zone. Otherwise, I would get bored very easily.
Someday social media might, hopefully in some small measure, wake up to the fact that other people's failures are not your successes.
Surround yourself with a bunch of like-minded people, and you'll soak up their habits like a starved sponge. Fat people with fat friends care less about their weight.
Comedy comes from confusion.
A stand-up comedian will never be the life of a party. Instead, he will be the guy who is standing at a corner and observing people.
I do films which get me out of my comedian routine so that I don't get bored being a stand-up comedian. And with films, it's here today, gone tomorrow. So stand-up comedy is here to stay for me.
I love the food, the girls, the sky and everything that is Delhi. I have very fond memories of the Moolchand flyover.
Chennai is one of the scariest crowds to face. Everyone looks so conservative, but once you crack the first joke, they are so appreciatively loud that they will hit you with a laugh that will scare you stiff and yet give you energy. Chennaiites give me the loudest laughs; it's the coolest crowd to perform for.
In Bollywood, I think Boman Irani and Vinay Pathak are unbelievably good at comedy.