Parminder Quotes & Sayings

I mean what good does it do anyone to kill themselves working, because the worms will get you in the end. — Dorothy Gish

Work is the thing that stays. Work is the thing that sees us through. — Ellen Gilchrist

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

We need a little more compassion, and if we cannot have it, then no politician or even a magician can save the planet. — Dalai Lama

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

Don't wear your mask too long or you might start to forget who's beneath it. -Austin — Ted Dekker

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

She tamped down the awful urge to cry with a fierceness that her mother had always deplored, especially in the wake of her father's death, when her other daughters, and the aunts and cousins, were all wailing and beating their breasts. 'And you were his favourite too!' But Parminder kept her unwept tears locked tightly inside where they seemed to undergo an alchemical transformation, returning to the outer world as lava slides of rage, disgorged periodically at her children and the receptionists at work. — J.K. Rowling

No matter whether you are black or white, man or woman, gay or straight, Christian, Muslim, or Jew, we all share the same emotions, the same human condition. — James Blunt

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

It was easy to conjure him up this morning, when everything was quiet and still. A little, ginger-bearded man; she had been taller than him by half a head. She had never felt the slightest physical attraction towards him. 'What was love, after all?' thought Parminder, as a gentle breeze ruffled the tall hedge of leyland cypresses that enclosed the Jawandas' big
back lawn. Was it love when somebody filled a space in your life that yawned inside you, once they had gone?
'I did love laughing', thought Parminder. 'I really miss laughing.'
And it was the memory of laughter that, at last, made the tears flow from her eyes. They trickled down her nose and into her coffee, where they made little bullet
holes, swiftly erased. She was crying because she never seemed to laugh any
more ( ... ). — J.K. Rowling

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

It's been really nice to see different counties that I might never have visited before. — 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 is therefore necessary to prepare the imminent and inevitable identification of man with the motor, facilitating and perfecting an incessant exchange of intuition, rhythm, instinct and metallic discipline, quite utterly unknown to the majority of humanity and only divined by the most lucid mind. — Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

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

Parminder kept her unwept tears locked tightly inside where they seemed to undergo an alchemical transformation, returning to the outer world as lava slides of rage. — J.K. Rowling

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

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

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

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

I like Gramsci. He's an important person. — Noam Chomsky

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

The necessity for co-operation between Europe and the United States is bigger than ever. Only by close transatlantic co-operation can we face the world's challenges. — Jan Peter Balkenende

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

Executive assistant. "Mrs. Albrecht, how are you today?" "Very well. I just got here and thought maybe I had missed you." "Nope. I just got here too." "Come in, please." The house had a two-story entry area — Michael Connelly

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

Parminder's rage crashed over her like a tidal wave, dragging Sukhvinder with it, so that she was unable to find her feet or right herself. — J.K. Rowling

A letter is the most imperishable thing on earth. — Margaret Elizabeth Sangster

You have to write a song around this specific character or to enhance a specific scene. A lot of other craft goes on. — Mick Jagger