Archie Panjabi Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

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

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

“Luckily my parents were not against my ambition, they've always been very supportive. But they were adamant that I went to university first.”

“Coming to New York is like a big hug, everyone is so welcoming. There's something about here, everyone makes you feel so at home. I miss my family of course, but I don't miss London that much. I was worried, but I feel really at home. Everyone says that who comes here from London, but I didn't believe them.”

“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 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.”

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

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