English - Actor | November 23, 1978 -
My characters are much more famous than I am, so I don't crave attention; I just crave working and doing good work. Having a feeling of self-worth.
Kayvan Novak
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When I was 18 years old, I had a Saturday job working in a clothing store on London's Bond Street. I would fold T-shirts for ten hours at a time and get paid £19 for the privilege.
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My nickname at school was Caveman. When I tell people my name is Kayvan, some insist on going 'Caveman?'
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I look at my early career, and you know, when I left drama school, for a young Asian actor, you could either play a doctor on 'Holby City,' or you could play a terrorist in 'Spooks' and get to wear a nice shiny suit.
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I've never sat down and written jokes. I wouldn't know how to.
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I'm good at winding up British people, but Americans are slightly different. A lot of them are more stoical. They're harder to get a reaction out of more of the time.
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Just acting on someone else's set feels like a holiday, almost.
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As an ethnic actor, I still feel I can't be in 'Downton Abbey' or in period dramas.
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The second series of 'Fonejacker' almost killed me. It was incredibly intense.
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Generating comic material can sometimes get the better of you.
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I don't worry about offending people - I think most people are a lot more robust than some other people give them credit for.
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Zayn is a cool name.
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