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've always been quite psychic and believe there's a reason why things happen and that we need to learn from them..

I love roles where I have to transform myself..

When I started out in the '90s, there were not many people of color writing, directing and producing - hence, the roles for people of color were few ….

My mother wanted to be a teacher when she was young, and my father didn't approve of it, so she fought very hard to become one. And she did it. So wh….

The predictable thing about 'The Good Wife' is how unpredictable 'The Good Wife' is..

I have been extremely proactive in putting myself up for characters that may have been meant to specifically be Caucasian. You bring an interesting a….

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

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 f….

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

As soon as I moved to New York, I experienced Hurricane Irene and then Hurricane Sandy hit me in quite a big way. I had 12 days without any electrici….

And I'd love to direct. One day. I'm learning a lot on the set of The Good Wife..

I went out for a film where they wanted seven brothers and one sister, so I was there for half a day while they were waiting for 'Archie' to read for….

I'd love to say I made the smart decision of picking projects that became hits, but with 'The Good Wife,' I read the script and something inside me s….

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

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

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

Sometimes my ethnicity is relevant, other times not. I definitely get the best of both worlds..

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..

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 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 v….