Kumail Nanjiani argues that his efforts to conform to traditional expectations of masculinity caused him to suppress his emotions and develop anger issues.

“I knew I was always sensitive, but then uh not liking that about myself, the fact that um my feelings get hurt very easily, that I get sad very easily, [snorts] and realizing that that's not how men are supposed to be. And trying to push that down led to a lot of anger, led to a lot of self-hatred, ”