A biography for Art Malikhasn’t been written yet.
“I hope to work in Indian films again. I would love to.”
“I'm not a practising Muslim.”
“Stick a camera up in an Indian village, and thousands of people come to watch.”
“I always think it's kind of fun to get to the airport early, check in, and then go and have a meal before getting on the plane.”
“My all time favourite films - one is 'Mary Poppins,' and the other one is 'Pakeezah.' 'Pakeezah' was an Indian film. The beauty of 'Pakeezah' was that it had a soundtrack which was pure poetry.”
“If people ever stop making films about India, I'd never work again.”
“Not until somebody turns round and says, 'Art, how do you fancy playing Charles Dickens? How do you fancy playing Prince Charles in this biopic?' Until those movements come, then no, we haven't got past anything.”
“I have therapy. Every day. I read a bit of Freud; I try to be a better person. Every day.”
“When I was 13, I decided I was British and was going to stay that way.”
“'True Lies' reinvented me in the eyes of a new generation and got me offers.”
“When we were discussing 'Holby City, 'I told the producers that I wanted the Art Malik character to be honourable, and my other requirement was that he be a Muslim, because we need Muslims on TV.”
“I do sometimes cook myself, and I do enjoy it, though it does depend what's in the fridge, and filming can mean I don't have much time.”
“I have no idea whether I'm any good or not. Still waiting, like most actors, for somebody to find out one day that I can't do it.”
“Today, loss is something everybody feels. It could be the loss of a friend moving away. It could be your best friend moves to the other side of town or his family does. It's a loss.”
“I jumped at the chance of doing 'Holby.' It's a great show.”
“My work is really simple. They say 'action,' I do my stuff; they say, 'cut!'”
“The bagel budget for 'Sex and the City 2' could pay for 'Ghosted.'”
“I've had a fantastic career playing great parts. In many ways, the colour of my skin has been an asset because I've been asked to play certain roles as a result. I don't apologise for playing them anymore than Robert de Niro is sorry for playing American-Italians.”
“I grew up in a Britain where 'Paki-bashing' was around in my late teens from the National Front. We also had 'Pakis Go Home,' and even 'Jewel In The Crown' attracted this sort of comment.”
“You can watch TV and see experts of all different colours and hues. But the minute you get past nine o'clock and you're in primetime drama land, it's like entering another world, one that doesn't reflect the diversity of the society that we have in Britain in 2016.”