22 Quotes by Dev Patel

Yeah, my family is of Indian heritage.

Slumdog' was my first movie, and I had never been to India before - I was just a teenager in the U.K. with my headphones and my Nike shoes. What did I know about growing up in a slum?

I'm an Asian guy growing up in London so I see myself as British, but India is part of my culture.

I’m not a Casanova in ‘The Newsroom,’ by the way – just another hard worker.

The dark side is when you are with family and friends, and you have paparazzi screaming at you – that’s been hard to deal with.

The thing is, I am a loving person. I am super sappy when it comes to romance. But I’m not the Antonio Banderas, swashbuckling, Pierce Brosnan, smooth-talking type.

I’m an Asian guy growing up in London so I see myself as British, but India is part of my culture.

I don’t have a Facebook or Twitter account.

Television moves fast, and you don’t have the indulgences you have when you’re shooting movies of so many takes because there are tight deadlines.