Tiya Sircar Quotes

Tiya Sircar

Profession : Actress

Birth : May 16, 1982

Without imagination and without love, life can be pretty bleak. I think having both will get you through the most dire of situations.

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I'd say, in some ways, I'm very Bengali. I have a love of the arts - dance, music, visual arts - which I think is a very Bengali trait. I also love food, which I know is very Bengali!

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I think you can become a 'Star Wars' fan at any point in time in your life.

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'Star Wars' is so accessible that, at any point, you can sort of jump in and become immersed in it.

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The special thing about 'Star Wars' is you can come to it and become a fan at any age. It's such an interesting franchise. I wasn't lucky enough to see it as a young kid, and I didn't have any older siblings that loved it and made me want to watch it, too.

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Just getting to be a part of the 'Star Wars' universe is not something most actors anticipate as part of their careers.

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I have to say, when I watched 'Rogue One,' I got a little verklempt. I was like, 'Look at this motley crew of people, and the lead is a female, and the rest of the dudes are all kinds ethnicities and skin tones.'

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I'm so proud of 'Star Wars' as it is and the fact that it's making a concerted effort to be more inclusive and be more representative. Because it's 'Star Wars.' It's intergalactic. The more people who look like everyone, the better.

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It's true what they say: that 'Star Wars' fans are the best.

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I just didn't see any toys that looked like me when I was a kid.

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I think it's a star-making turn for Audrey Tautou. I can't imagine anyone else playing that role. Um, to me, is she Amelie, for better or for worse.

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It's a universal desire to love and to be loved and, despite trying circumstances, to still fight for the good.

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I am Indian-American, but I often play ethnically ambiguous roles.

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I don't often get Indian girl roles because I'm 'not Indian enough.' Which is true - I'm from Texas.

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If I didn't love acting, I would love to work at Google... if they'd have me. They have the coolest perks a workplace can have.

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I am the child of Indian immigrants, both of whom have Ph.D.s and are college professors, and I'm an actor in Hollywood.

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I'm not of the mind where, 'It doesn't matter what you care about; you've got to have a safe reliable job and do the 9 to 5.' I obviously don't subscribe to that. There's nothing wrong with that, though, if that's what you want to do.

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It's rare, in my opinion, that we get to see someone who is in his late thirties, with a wife and children who he has to support, realizing that what he is doing is not fulfilling him in a way that he really wants. He knows what will and he goes after it.

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If there is something that you are passionate about, you don't have to wait to try and pursue that dream.

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The best part of visiting Calcutta is definitely the food and seeing my relatives who I don't get to see often enough. The worst is the pollution and traffic.

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