Parminder Nagra

“I'm an actress, I'm not a model.”

“You're only as good as your last job.”

“Bend It Like Beckham' was a huge surprise. I think we all felt that it was a small film that we were making for a very specific audience. It's a film with a lot of heart.”

“Being on 'ER' was like going to the best acting school in the world.”

“I've always been a bit of a tomboy.”

“Hollywood is a very different world. It's a different beast altogether.”

“I get to play a surgeon on 'ER,' and I get to play a mother on 'Alcatraz,' so I feel like I'm always trying to find a balance in my life between being a mother and a working actress.”

“I just want to keep working and doing good work.”

“I think the one thing that I've always tried to do is to be honest with myself and to be honest with the people around me.”

“I'm not a hugely religious person, but I'm a spiritual person.”

“I've been lucky enough to have a varied career.”

“I don't see myself as a role model, but I'm aware that I am one.”

“It's always nice when people appreciate your work.”

“The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and create something new.”

“I don't think I would have been an actress if it wasn't for 'Bend It Like Beckham'.”