I loved eating and I did put on weight. I never actually felt fat until I started going for castings, for auditions.

I have always let the lack of Indian actors in the industry drive me, not hold me back. I remember an agent in L.A. telling me a few years ago that an Indian actor wouldn't ever make it in Hollywood, but my ethnicity has helped me.

A lot of the time, people want to hear from someone like myself. They want to give it a shot. It's challenging, and it's driven me more than discouraged me.

I'd love to say I made the smart decision of picking projects that became hits, but with 'The Good Wife,' I read the script and something inside me said, 'I love this, I want to do this.'

Luckily my parents were not against my ambition, they've always been very supportive. But they were adamant that I went to university first.

My mother told me not to listen to anyone. She had been told that she wouldn't be able to teach and she did.

I am still married, yes - no children. I have Benzo, though; he's my dog, a Lhasa apso.