Archie Panjabi Quotes

Sometimes my ethnicity is relevant, other times not. I definitely get the best of both worlds.

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 like to cook Indian food when I can. I find the process of creating a home-cooked meal to be unwinding.

I had a dialect coach to get an American accent, and then another dialect coach to come off it a bit. There is something deep and mysterious in the voice when it isn't too high-pitched American.

I've always been quite psychic and believe there's a reason why things happen and that we need to learn from them.

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.

At the end of the week, it's nice to just hang out in a pair of jeans and let my hair down. I need a break from all that fashion!

I am still married, yes - no children. I have Benzo, though; he's my dog, a Lhasa apso.

My mother told me not to listen to anyone. She had been told that she wouldn't be able to teach and she did.

And I'd love to direct. One day. I'm learning a lot on the set of The Good Wife.

I'd love to say I made the smart decision of picking projects that became hits, but with 'The Good Wife,' I read the script and something inside me said, 'I love this, I want to do this.'

I remember sitting in school and thinking, 'I don't know why I'm here, because I know I'm going to act and I know I'm going to America.'

I love roles where I have to transform myself.

I don't ever want to be hugely famous because I had a little taste of it after 'East Is East' and 'Bend It.'

I think it is vital to fight to do something you want to do despite not gaining your community's or your friends' approval.

It was the success of 'Bend it Like Beckham' which got my name out there. 'A Mighty Heart' also helped.

A lot of the time, people want to hear from someone like myself. They want to give it a shot. It's challenging, and it's driven me more than discouraged me.

I am one of the new characters in the brand new series of 'Postman Pat.' It has been a joy to do.

I loved eating and I did put on weight. I never actually felt fat until I started going for castings, for auditions.

The predictable thing about 'The Good Wife' is how unpredictable 'The Good Wife' is.

You can have all the agents and publicists in the world but no one's ever going to give you 110 per cent like someone who loves you.

I knew what I wanted to do for my entire life, from nursery to university. I've always been geared towards wanting to act. I've stuck with it, dedicated time to it.

The generation that migrated to the West in the 1970s or 1960s has now lived more in the West than India, and India has changed so much. My parents fall into that category.

I have been extremely proactive in putting myself up for characters that may have been meant to specifically be Caucasian. You bring an interesting angle to the character that isn't written.