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title: "5 Else Quotes By Sanjeev Bhaskar"
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> [If I go anywhere where there are people who vaguely look like me, there is always that feeling of, 'Actually I do…](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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/sanjeev-bhaskar-16409_accent_if-i-go-anywhere-where-there-are-people_315948.jpg)

> [I'm sure I went through a stage when I resented being Indian because in every other manner, in terms of cultural reference…](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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de0/sanjeev-bhaskar-16409_about_i-m-sure-i-went-through-a-stage-when-i-r_714968.jpg)

> [Because of my Asian-ness, I couldn't be anonymous - what I said, what I ate, what I did at the weekend were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/because-of-my-asian-ness-i-couldn-t-be-anonymous-what-i-said-what-i/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/918/sanjeev-bhaskar-16409_accents_because-of-my-asian-ness-i-couldn-t-be-a_1882956.jpg)

> ['The Kumars'... played on five continents, and even when I came up with the idea, I was slightly surprised that no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/the-kumars-played-on-five-continents-and-even-when-i-came-up-with-the/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/885/sanjeev-bhaskar-16409_came_the-kumars-played-on-five-continents-and_2229661.jpg)

> [On a radio drama, I'd like to feel that I had just as much chance of playing Mr. Darcy as anyone else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjeev-bhaskar/on-a-radio-drama-i-d-like-to-feel-that-i-had-just-as-much-chance-of/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2f/sanjeev-bhaskar-16409_anyone_on-a-radio-drama-i-d-like-to-feel-that-i_2375983.jpg)

## Other authors on Else

## 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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