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Sacha Dhawan

(1984) Actor

24 quotes in 108 categories

Sacha Dhawan is an actor.

Quick Facts About Sacha Dhawan

Born: May 1, 1984
Profession: Actor

About Sacha Dhawan

[Wikidata] British actor... | [Wikipedia] Sacha Dhawan is an English actor. He began his career in the ITV series Out of Sight (1997–1998), The Last Train (1999), and Weirdsister College (2001–2002). He originated the role of Akthar in the play The History Boys (2004–2006) and reprised his role in its film adaptation (2006).

Quotes by Sacha Dhawan

Being of Indian heritage is a challenge - and it's a blessing as well sometimes - because being good isn't good enough.…

Blessing

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It's shocking when you start to grow up and realise that your parents had a life before you! But why would you?…

Grow up

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I took for granted that we have free healthcare. But I have realised what the NHS does, and the people within it…

Free

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Like with me, I just see my mum and dad as parents - I don't see my dad individually as a man,…

Dad

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The only way you can make change is by moving someone, making them laugh, making them cry. But art has to be…

Art

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I'm interested in the dark horse. It's too scary being the face of something, unless it's really right. A lot of young…

Dark

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There are certain roles - say, terrorist roles - that if I don't feel like it's something truthful, I'm not going to…

Feel

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I'd worked with Matt Strevens on 'Adventure in Space and Time' and he's a great friend of mine.

Adventure

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I enjoy working away from home as it gives me the space to really commit to the character.

Character

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I loved 'Shantaram' by Gregory David Roberts, which is going to be made into a film. It's an amazing story about an…

Amazing

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I'd worked with Sam Barnett before in 'The History Boys' and he's a dear friend of mine.

Dear

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The generation who will watch 'Not Safe For Work', my generation, don't care who plays a part.

Don-t-care

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I love Channel 4 and Clerkenwell Films, they aren't afraid to take risks.

Afraid

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I think I have become wise enough, because I started at a young age and know there are ups and downs in…

Age

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Doctor Who' has always been a landmark show, but I feel it's becoming an even more landmark show due the stories that…

Always

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Because 'The Boy With The Topknot' is a true story there are so many specific details that are true, current, accurate and…

Current

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I don't speak Punjabi. My dad runs a beauty salon and is an Elvis fan.

Beauty

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I'm really into reading books right now about India. You reach a certain age where you start missing your home history.

Age

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I love doing projects that flip my last project on its head. And I love the challenge of taking on different characters.

Flip

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Oh my God, I'd love to meet the other Masters in 'Doctor Who'. They're such fantastic actors I'd be slightly in awe…

Awe

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People are catching on to diversity and colour-blind casting. For me, it meant turning down certain work and making a stand.

Diversity

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I'm used to playing characters that are so different to me and I love that; it's my safety blanket and I hide…

Character

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That's one of the things I really respect and admire about 'Doctor Who', is that they're always thinking out of the box…

Doctor

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In my job, the not working is real and the actual work is just fantasy.

Fantasy

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