My family said that I wanted to act even when I was a child living on a tea plantation in the jungle in India.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I was very driven to act from a very young age, and my parents were not only tolerant of that drive but also encouraging.
My family was always supportive when I decided that I wanted to pursue this thing called acting.
When I was sixteen I started acting, and I also started to embrace my tradition and culture. I had a young medicine man interpret for me what it is to be an Indian. He really caught me at a good time because I was really vulnerable after the loss of my parents with all of the feelings of abandonment.
It wasn't just OK to achieve in my family - it was expected.
A lot of people have asked whether acting is in my genes. I don't know if anyone is born to act. And it certainly wasn't pushed on me. It was something I wanted to do.
My act is based on my life.
The way it works in our family is, it's the family business. Much like in the Mafia. Every child is given the opportunity to act at a young age and to learn what it's like to be in the business. But I didn't really know I wanted to act when I was a child.
I've always wanted to act since I was little.
I've wanted to act since I was little, but my parents told me I couldn't pursue it until after college. The understanding was that I was lucky enough to be able to go to college and that it's important to being successful in life.
When I first started acting, everyone in my family did not want me to act.