Archie Panjabi Quotes

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Archie Panjabi

Profession : Actress

Birth : May 31, 1972

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.

Archie Panjabi

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.

Archie Panjabi

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.

Archie Panjabi

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

Archie Panjabi

I love roles where I have to transform myself.

Archie Panjabi

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.

Archie Panjabi

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.

Archie Panjabi

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

Archie Panjabi

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.

Archie Panjabi

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

Archie Panjabi

Since I was a baby my goal was to be on TV because film was just impossible - you never got any Asian women in Western cinema. I grew up wanting to be in 'East-Enders' because film wasn't even a dream. The community were very much like, 'How can you want to act? It's such a low-class profession.'

Archie Panjabi

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.'

Archie Panjabi