I Think It Is Vital

Sometimes My Ethnicity Is Relevant, Other Times Not. I Definitely Get The Best Of Both Worlds.

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 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.

I Love Roles Where I Have To Transform Myself.

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 When I Said I Wanted To Become An Actress, My Mother Was Very Supportive. She Always Said To Me, 'there's No Such Thing As 'can't.