I left Iran back in 1985. I lived in Turkey for a while, then I went to Germany. I joined a theater company there, and we toured the country. Navid Negahban Read Quote
Before 9/11, I was playing a wide range of characters. I would play a lover, a cop, a father. As long as I could create the illusion of the character, the part was given to me. But after 9/11, something changed. We became the villains, the bad guys. I don’t mind to play the bad guy as long as the bad guy has a base. Navid Negahban Read Quote
I lived with a German family. I learned about schnitzel from Ritta Seiffer. When she cooked she’d get the oil really hot so that it sealed everything and in the middle was very juicy. That’s the secret to a great schnitzel. Navid Negahban Read Quote
As an actor sometimes we sit and wait for projects to be handed to us and we don’t really work. We expect our agents and managers to know who we are and to see who we are and offer us a part or send us out and submit us. Navid Negahban Read Quote
As actors, if we are truthful to ourselves and we know what we can do and what we cannot do and just go after it, there are possibilities out there. If you don’t try, you won’t find out if you get them or not. Navid Negahban Read Quote
I like ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Game of Thrones.’ I like that era. I like that fantasy world. Navid Negahban Read Quote
I grew up on Harold Lloyd, Charles Chaplin, and Buster Keaton, and those were the ones who inspired me. Navid Negahban Read Quote
I like ‘Shameless.’ The first season I just watched it straight through. I literally didn’t get up. I just had to finish it. Navid Negahban Read Quote
You just need to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and then see how they feel and then you will understand why they are reacting or why they are behaving the way that they are behaving. We need to be fair. Navid Negahban Read Quote
