63 Quotes by Archie Panjabi

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.

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

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

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 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 love roles where I have to transform myself.

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

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.