Art Malik

Most families are dysfunctional.

— Art Malik

I'm not a practising Muslim.

— Art Malik

Acting's a job. I act to fill the fridge.

— Art Malik

I hope to work in Indian films again. I would love to.

— Art Malik

The bagel budget for 'Sex and the City 2' could pay for 'Ghosted.'

— Art Malik

We all understand loss. It's about what you do with that.

— Art Malik

I have therapy. Every day. I read a bit of Freud; I try to be a better person. Every day.

— Art Malik

There was so much racism when I was a kid, but it was also ignorant.

— Art Malik

I grew up in the Fifties and Sixties and remember how unpleasant all kinds of food could be then.

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I would like to go to Iceland to see the northern lights.

— Art Malik

Stick a camera up in an Indian village, and thousands of people come to watch.

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How can you turn down Marks and Gran? Their scripts are so rich in texture.

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To see the difference between when I came to Britain in 1955 with what it is today, to see how the sub-continent…

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I do sometimes cook myself, and I do enjoy it, though it does depend what's in the fridge, and filming can mean…

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I grew up in a Britain where 'Paki-bashing' was around in my late teens from the National Front. We also had 'Pakis…

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I grew up in Balham in south London, and my best friend's brother was Geoffrey Robinson, who of course later became paymaster…

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When will we get a female director-general of the BBC? Where is the colour when you go further up the food chain?…

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When we were discussing 'Holby City, 'I told the producers that I wanted the Art Malik character to be honourable, and my…

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My all time favourite films - one is 'Mary Poppins,' and the other one is 'Pakeezah.' 'Pakeezah' was an Indian film. The…

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I decided to go and find India on my own. So, I hired a cab for a drive round old Delhi. I…

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You can watch TV and see experts of all different colours and hues. But the minute you get past nine o'clock and…

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I've had a fantastic career playing great parts. In many ways, the colour of my skin has been an asset because I've…

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There are certain things that I know I don't want to do anymore. Playing out-and-out terrorists who terrorise people and don't actually…

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When we did 'The Jewel In The Crown,' we filmed in India first so the actors had an idea of what the…

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When I was 13, I decided I was British and was going to stay that way.

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If people ever stop making films about India, I'd never work again.

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I questioned the blind faith demanded by my religion, which was Islam.

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I was lucky enough to be launched into the marketplace with the blessing of a series like 'Jewel.'

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'True Lies' reinvented me in the eyes of a new generation and got me offers.

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I jumped at the chance of doing 'Holby.' It's a great show.

— Art Malik

My work is really simple. They say 'action,' I do my stuff; they say, 'cut!'

— Art Malik

I'm lucky: I've got great photogenic eyes. You're up and running if you've got that and one brain cell to attach it…

— Art Malik

I have no idea whether I'm any good or not. Still waiting, like most actors, for somebody to find out one day…

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Today, loss is something everybody feels. It could be the loss of a friend moving away. It could be your best friend…

— Art Malik

I love listening to music on holiday, and back in the old days, I used to travel with cassette tapes and a…

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Am I overjoyed when somebody says, 'Oh, we're going to do another Jane Austen?' No - because there's never anything in it…

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My idea of a great holiday is not to go out. It's to find somewhere where I'm not confronted by people coming…

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Not until somebody turns round and says, 'Art, how do you fancy playing Charles Dickens? How do you fancy playing Prince Charles…

— Art Malik

I'm a grandfather now, and when I watch children's shows with my two-year-old grandson, Arlo, I'm delighted because it's completely non-traditional casting.…

— Art Malik

I was doing 'Homeland' and read the first two episodes, and all I wanted was episode three to know what would happen…

— Art Malik