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Parminder Nagra Quotes

Parminder Nagra quotes

English Actress October 5, 1975

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Parminder Nagra quote: "If I can inspire someone to go in a positive way and pursue a..."
If I can inspire someone to go in a positive way and pursue a dream, it can only be good. 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
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
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
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
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
Parminder Nagra quote: "There's apparently soccer leagues that they've set up with..."
There's apparently soccer leagues that they've set up with young Indian girls. 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
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
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
Parminder Nagra quote: "I really identified with Jess, because my own dream was..."
I really identified with Jess, because my own dream was acting, which isn't the most conventional profession. Parminder Nagra
Parminder Nagra quote: "It's been really nice to see different counties that I might..."
It's been really nice to see different counties that I might never have visited before. 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 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
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

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