Quotes from Kayvan Novak

Why did Barry Humphries play Dame Edna for so many years? Why is Steve Coogan still doing Alan Partridge? Because there are just one or two characters they love doing. I'm lucky enough to have six that I'm crazy about.

My signature dish is a khoresht fesenjan. It's a stew with pomegranate and walnuts.

I don't worry about offending people - I think most people are a lot more robust than some other people give them credit for.

Getting expelled from secondary school and going to a more arty-farty college gave me the incentive to perform and opened some doors.

'Cuban Fury' was a big production for a first time director to handle: I think it is very easy to become very stressful and for it to get the better of you.

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