Zitat des Tages von Archie Panjabi:
I don't ever want to be hugely famous because I had a little taste of it after 'East Is East' and 'Bend It.'
My mother told me not to listen to anyone. She had been told that she wouldn't be able to teach and she did.
I feel like I have one foot in New York, one foot in London and one foot in India. But it's important to me to invest time with family.
I knew from a young age that I wanted to be an actor. I never even thought about other careers. The acting field is certainly not the path many Indian parents encourage their children to take, but mine were very supportive. They wanted me to have an education, but understood that this is what I wanted to do.
You have this impression from England that New Yorkers can be quite aggressive, but certainly the people that I've bumped into and the friends I've made here don't seem that way. Just walking down the street and asking for directions, people seem to be very helpful and happy to help.
I've always been quite psychic and believe there's a reason why things happen and that we need to learn from them.
Luckily my parents were not against my ambition, they've always been very supportive. But they were adamant that I went to university first.
I went to Brunel University and very much wanted to go on to do a PhD in management, but then my acting career started to take off. In those days when you switched on the box there were hardly any brown or black faces.
I have always let the lack of Indian actors in the industry drive me, not hold me back. I remember an agent in L.A. telling me a few years ago that an Indian actor wouldn't ever make it in Hollywood, but my ethnicity has helped me.
When I was younger I was fat. I was never conscious of it and was content with who I was because I was so loved. My mother never told me to lose weight and my father doted on me, but my agent told me. I tried, but I loved Indian food too much.
I went out for a film where they wanted seven brothers and one sister, so I was there for half a day while they were waiting for 'Archie' to read for a boy... I've had drivers come to pick me up in England looking for a blond, blue-eyed Scottish boy.
I like to cook Indian food when I can. I find the process of creating a home-cooked meal to be unwinding.
I am one of the new characters in the brand new series of 'Postman Pat.' It has been a joy to do.
It was the success of 'Bend it Like Beckham' which got my name out there. 'A Mighty Heart' also helped.
I am still married, yes - no children. I have Benzo, though; he's my dog, a Lhasa apso.
I like to do new things, so I always take on roles that I feel will keep me on my toes. I never want to pigeon myself, so I always like to surprise myself. I believe in versatility and so I would play anything as long as it was a challenge.