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

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…

- Navid Negahban

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…

- Navid Negahban

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

When I was I kid, there were so many different things that I wanted to be. As an actor, I get a chance to be all of those things, at least for a coup…

- Navid Negahban

I grew up on Harold Lloyd, Charles Chaplin, and Buster Keaton, and those were the ones who inspired me.

- Navid Negahban

I like 'Breaking Bad' and 'Game of Thrones.' I like that era. I like that fantasy world.

- Navid Negahban

I grew up during the Revolution of Iran and the war between Iran and Iraq. The things that I saw. The impact. How it changes you. How it changes the …

- Navid Negahban

I speak Farsi, German, Dari, and I understand Turkish, but I haven't used it since 1985, so I'm a bit rusty.

- Navid Negahban