Nagra Quotes & Sayings

I'm actually going in to ER as the new British intern. — Parminder Nagra

But it's a very universal story and the thing is I was reluctant to answer that question because I don't want people latching on to a particular stereotype. — Parminder Nagra

I was worried people would laugh at me when I started to talk the language, but they were just pleasantly surprised that I could. The sense of humour here is great - once I could have a giggle, I settled down. — Parminder Nagra

In terms of the frustration of my character, I suppose any teenager has probably gone through that, in terms of telling their parents, I want to do one thing, and their parent says no. I think parents sometimes forget that they were children. — Parminder Nagra

Obama/Romney, Romney/Obama - the most important election of our lifetime? Fact is they're all the same - bought and paid for with the same money. Ours is a country of the SuperPAC, by the SuperPAC, and for the SuperPAC. — Bill Gross

In modern novels, there is no one I want to copy. My style 'is a poor thing, but it is my own.' — Jane Gardam

I been to many malls from state to state,But I've never been in, say, one this great.I hate to say, about the other shopping centers that's left,But the Albee Square Mall is the doo-doo-def! — Biz Markie

More people are watching college football on Snapchat than they are on television. — Evan Spiegel

He who thinks to save anything by his religion, besides his soul, will be a loser in the end. — Joel Barlow

If the Empire would destroy a world as important and prosperous as Alderaan ... no place in the galaxy was safe. — Claudia Gray

I was lucky enough to go to an all-boys prep school in upstate New York that had a film program, so we had access to 16mm Bolex cameras, Nagra sound recorders, Arriflex cameras. We even had an Oxberry animation stand! — Warren Spector

Before I started doing the film and when I found out I was going to be doing it, I just decided to pump up on the whole cardio stuff. Just in terms of stamina. — Parminder Nagra

I am an over-achiever, and I want to be known for the good things in my life. — Taylor Swift

And of course in America you've got American football and baseball and all those other ball games, soccer has become a little niche that the women have kind of filled. — Parminder Nagra

That's what I like about acting. When you're preparing for a role, you do your research, and the bonus is you get to learn these skills. Now, it's on to whatever the next thing is I have to learn. — Parminder Nagra

What the iPad does is it opens people's minds to a new way of doing things. They're actually thirsting for it. — Mike McCue

But I think it's also hard to get into soccer here. I think purely on a time level on television as well because of the ad breaks. It's something to do with that as well. You can't show a complete soccer match here. Which I kind of find a bit of an odd thing. — Parminder Nagra

But we had a fantastic coach, Simon Clifford, who runs a British football youth game which teaches Brazilian techniques - which is what we wanted to incorporate into the film. And some of those things we eventually got in. — Parminder Nagra

Football is a passion that she holds dear to her heart. She's really going for her dream and there are obstacles in the way, but deep down she knows what she wants, and she pursues that. — Parminder Nagra

It's been really nice to see different counties that I might never have visited before. — Parminder Nagra

I can never unlove you. I'll just love you in a different way now. — Piolo Pascual

In London there was an article about all these girls bending it like Beckham, and in India there's this big wave of girls playing football. Wow! I can't believe a movie's done this! — Parminder Nagra

There's apparently soccer leagues that they've set up with young Indian girls. — Parminder Nagra

Therefore reinforcing a stereotype, therefore thinking that the entire Indian culture is just made of people that are against their children's decisions. — Parminder Nagra

My father in the film - which we probably haven't seen in previous movies, and in British Asian movies you could probably count on one hand - he says exactly why, actually why he's frightened for his daughter. He came to this country, England, and had a bit of a crappy time. — Parminder Nagra

Lack of clarity is a writer's truth. — Amy Tan

I got to go to Malaysia, Germany, Switzerland, Madrid, America. — Parminder Nagra

I see myself as an instrument of the Almighty and go on my way, regardless of transient opinions and views. — Wilhelm II

I really identified with Jess, because my own dream was acting, which isn't the most conventional profession. — Parminder Nagra

If I can inspire someone to go in a positive way and pursue a dream, it can only be good. — Parminder Nagra

At times those skills were really hard to do because not only was I having to contend with the camera, but I was having to learn these new skills and the ball was always kind of doing what you didn't want it to do. So it got a little bit frustrating at times but we got there. — Parminder Nagra

No, I didn't quite know to what extent the football might be, but it was quite a bonus for me to try to learn new skills and to keep fit at the same time. — Parminder Nagra

In terms of soccer, it wasn't really a thing that girls did. In England it more kind of Net Ball and Hockey and stuff like that in athletics. It's to each their own, really. — Parminder Nagra

I'm a British intern going in. I'm hoping that John will just kind of tackle it from who this person is and what she's about rather than trying to go in on her culture. We need to move a step forward than that. — Parminder Nagra

Those who hasten to live are in a hurry to miss, — Fredrik Backman

The moment we stop caring for one another regardless of race..is the moment we lose our humanity. — James Morris Robinson

,I have never visited any city in the world where I was not told that I just missed the golden age. I seem never to be on time. Cyrus Sitema — Gore Vidal