Himesh Patel

My mom's favorite song ever is 'Imagine' because it came out around when she arrived in England.

— Himesh Patel

I think an office is just a microcosm of life and the different kinds of people that you will come across and…

— Himesh Patel

I think sometimes you can think up a story, but it's because you're comfortable doing that, but when you're an actor, one…

— Himesh Patel

I personally am going to look for stuff that interests me and either has very little to do or has the right…

— Himesh Patel

The Beatles kind of pervade everything. They're always kind of part of everyone's lives.

— Himesh Patel

I'm probably one of the few people who can say that I've played an empty Wembley Stadium.

— Himesh Patel

One thing that I struggled with was not corpsing when you're being thrown stuff that's absolutely hilarious by the other actors.

— Himesh Patel

I keep a notebook of ideas, and sometimes ideas form in your head that you just have to write down, or you'll…

— Himesh Patel

I was sometimes a bit lonely as a teenager. There was a cultural disconnect.

— Himesh Patel

What we had on was BBC Asian Network and Bollywood sound-tracks - they were my reference points. But of course, where I…

— Himesh Patel

When it comes to period stuff, I think it's great to see South-Asian actors get their foot in the door there, because…

— Himesh Patel

'Blackbird' is a really beautiful song, and I actually recently started trying to learn it, and it's beautiful.

— Himesh Patel

For the last few years, I've enjoyed writing my own stuff since studying creative writing at school, and as I've grown up,…

— Himesh Patel

Sometimes on a soap, it can become about all this other stuff - the party circuit, reality shows - but I gravitated…

— Himesh Patel

When I was 14, I bought myself a cheap electric guitar and tried to teach myself.

— Himesh Patel

I think that you've got to do things that you're not particularly comfortable with sometimes, and that's what you get the most…

— Himesh Patel

I went to America for the first time with my mum when I was 7, and I loved it. I remember wanting…

— Himesh Patel

Where do I fit in? That's something I think about as an actor, especially as an actor from a minority community.

— Himesh Patel

In my essay for 'The Good Immigrant,' I write about how concerns about race and immigration crept up on me a bit…

— Himesh Patel

When my dad visited me while I was doing a play in New York City two years ago, I took him to…

— Himesh Patel

When I was on 'EastEnders,' I still had a paper route until I was 21 and left home.

— Himesh Patel