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.'”

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

“I like to do new things, so I always take on roles that I feel will keep me on my toes. I never want to pigeon myself, so I always like to surprise myself. I believe in versatility and so I would play anything as long as it was a challenge.”

“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 voice when it isn't too high-pitched American.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“When I was younger I was fat. I was never conscious of it and was content with who I was because I was so loved. My mother never told me to lose weight and my father doted on me, but my agent told me. I tried, but I loved Indian food too much.”

“I loved eating and I did put on weight. I never actually felt fat until I started going for castings, for auditions.”

“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.”

“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 said, 'I love this, I want to do this.'”

“I am still married, yes - no children. I have Benzo, though; he's my dog, a Lhasa apso.”