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> [When we created 'Goodness Gracious Me,' it was quoting 'Python' and Woody Allen lines that really bonded the writers, and the 'Spamalot' material is so utterly, wonderfully surreal that it hasn't dated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/when-we-created-goodness-gracious-me-it-was-quoting-python-and-woody/)

[Sanjeev Bhaskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjeev-bhaskar/)

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## More by Sanjeev Bhaskar

> [We lived above my father's launderette. Both my parents ran the launderette, but my father was also a factory supervisor, and my mum worked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/we-lived-above-my-father-s-launderette-both-my-parents-ran-the/)

[Sanjeev Bhaskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjeev-bhaskar/)

> [During an early performance of 'Spamalot,' I left my regal gloves in the fridge to cool down and didn't remember them until I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/during-an-early-performance-of-spamalot-i-left-my-regal-gloves-in-the/)

[Sanjeev Bhaskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjeev-bhaskar/)

> [I started working myself from about 14, really, so I wasn't a burden on my family. I did a paper round and a milk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/i-started-working-myself-from-about-14-really-so-i-wasn-t-a-burden-on/)

[Sanjeev Bhaskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjeev-bhaskar/)

> [I might do a fitness video. Actually, more of a fatness video.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/i-might-do-a-fitness-video-actually-more-of-a-fatness-video/)

[Sanjeev Bhaskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjeev-bhaskar/)

> [If I go anywhere where there are people who vaguely look like me, there is always that feeling of, 'Actually I do look quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/if-i-go-anywhere-where-there-are-people-who-vaguely-look-like-me/)

[Sanjeev Bhaskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjeev-bhaskar/)

> [I was greatly influenced by 'The Goons' and 'Monty Python' reconstituting what comedy was - it could come from a funny word, not just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/i-was-greatly-influenced-by-the-goons-and-monty-python-reconstituting/)

[Sanjeev Bhaskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjeev-bhaskar/)

> [My mum thought my TV and film addiction was laziness. If you're an immigrant, you know you'll never be an accepted part of society,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/my-mum-thought-my-tv-and-film-addiction-was-laziness-if-you-re-an/)

[Sanjeev Bhaskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjeev-bhaskar/)

> [I'm sure I went through a stage when I resented being Indian because in every other manner, in terms of cultural reference points and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/i-m-sure-i-went-through-a-stage-when-i-resented-being-indian-because/)

[Sanjeev Bhaskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjeev-bhaskar/)

> [I was far too embarrassed to share the experience of Indian food at school. As a kid, you're desperate to fit in, to assimilate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/i-was-far-too-embarrassed-to-share-the-experience-of-indian-food-at/)

[Sanjeev Bhaskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjeev-bhaskar/)

> [Theatre has always been better disposed to colourblind casting than telly or film. Given that most television is contemporary, and it reaches 56 million…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/theatre-has-always-been-better-disposed-to-colourblind-casting-than/)

[Sanjeev Bhaskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjeev-bhaskar/)

> [Casting me as King Arthur was quite bold of 'Spamalot's producers, although it has been historically proved Arthur was Asian, and that Sunday trading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/casting-me-as-king-arthur-was-quite-bold-of-spamalot-s-producers/)

[Sanjeev Bhaskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjeev-bhaskar/)

> [It is better to give blood but receive cash than the other way around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/it-is-better-to-give-blood-but-receive-cash-than-the-other-way-around/)

[Sanjeev Bhaskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjeev-bhaskar/)

> [I think family, friends and a sense of community give you greater happiness than money. But, of course, one has to have a minimum…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/i-think-family-friends-and-a-sense-of-community-give-you-greater/)

[Sanjeev Bhaskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjeev-bhaskar/)

> [The worst moment in my life was when I was seven years old and I discovered that there was a thing such as racism.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/the-worst-moment-in-my-life-was-when-i-was-seven-years-old-and-i/)

[Sanjeev Bhaskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjeev-bhaskar/)

> [I make terrible jokes every time I go into a hospital. I think it's a defence mechanism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/i-make-terrible-jokes-every-time-i-go-into-a-hospital-i-think-it-s-a/)

[Sanjeev Bhaskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjeev-bhaskar/)

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