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Steven is one of Amir’s bosses at the law firm. When he discovers that Amir was raised Muslim, he questions Amir’s ties with the Muslim community and seems to believe that he may be involved with Islamic terrorism. Steven’s behavior toward Amir is an example of Islamophobia in the workplace.
Steven Quotes in Disgraced
The Disgraced quotes below are all either spoken by Steven or refer to Steven . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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I think you’re overthinking this.
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Let me get this straight: Some waiter is a dick to me in a restaurant and you want to make a painting. But if it’s something that actually might affect my livelihood, you don’t even want to believe there could be a problem.
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He drinks. Drinks again. Stares down into the bottom of his glass. Burning.
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Then all at once, he SMASHES the glass on the terrace floor. Shards fly.
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The burst of violence doesn't seem to have soothed him.
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He knew about my name change. Your birth name is not Kapoor, Steven says. It’s Abdullah. Why did you change it?
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Steven Quotes in Disgraced
The Disgraced quotes below are all either spoken by Steven or refer to Steven . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Scene 2
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I think you’re overthinking this.
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Let me get this straight: Some waiter is a dick to me in a restaurant and you want to make a painting. But if it’s something that actually might affect my livelihood, you don’t even want to believe there could be a problem.
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Scene 3
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He drinks. Drinks again. Stares down into the bottom of his glass. Burning.
Beat.
Then all at once, he SMASHES the glass on the terrace floor. Shards fly.
Beat.
The burst of violence doesn't seem to have soothed him.
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He knew about my name change. Your birth name is not Kapoor, Steven says. It’s Abdullah. Why did you change it?
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