The Predictable Thing About 'the Good Wife'

I'd Love To Say I Made The Smart Decision Of Picking Projects That Became Hits, But With 'the Good Wife,' I Read The Script And Something Inside Me Said, 'i Love This, I Want To Do This.'

It Was The Success Of 'bend It Like Beckham' Which Got My Name Out There. 'a Mighty Heart' Also Helped.

I Knew From A Young Age That I Wanted To Be An Actor. I Never Even Thought About Other Careers. The Acting Field Is Certainly Not The Path Many Indian Parents Encourage Their Children To Take, But Mine Were Very Supportive. They Wanted Me To Have An Education, But Understood That This Is What I Wanted To Do.

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 Have Been Extremely Proactive In Putting Myself Up For Characters That May Have Been Meant To Specifically Be Caucasian. You Bring An Interesting Angle To The Character That Isn't Written.