The Beatles kind of pervade everything. They're always kind of part of everyone's lives.
“The Beatles kind of pervade everything. They're always kind of part of everyone's lives.”
— Himesh Patel · Beatles
The World Motivation
The Beatles kind of pervade everything. They're always kind of part of everyone's lives.
“The Beatles kind of pervade everything. They're always kind of part of everyone's lives.”
— Himesh Patel · Beatles
The Beatles kind of pervade everything. They're always kind of part of everyone's lives.
I think an office is just a microcosm of life and the different kinds of people that you will come across and interactions there, and I think if you all sit in a room together, then it gets a bit more intense and fun for people to watch, maybe.
For the last few years, I've enjoyed writing my own stuff since studying creative writing at school, and as I've grown up, I've realised how much I enjoy escaping into a world that I've created myself. So I've kept that up as a hobby.
When it comes to period stuff, I think it's great to see South-Asian actors get their foot in the door there, because it's nice to tell period stories and tell it in a way that reflects the world now.
The Beatles had a huge impact on me. I did 'Strawberry Fields Forever', and we worked it out in an open tuning. That's such a beautiful song, and I think I did it in a different way.
I would love to say I grew up on 2Pac and The Beatles, but I didn't.
In Malaysia, where Western culture was extremely influential, I'd grown up listening to Elvis and the Beatles and watching American movies. People wanted to be like Americans. In contrast, when I got here, I saw prosperous middle-class American college students wanting to somehow join the Third World.
Ever since the Beatles, the concept of lovable mop tops, it's a bit of a fantasy, but it's a lovely idea that people make wonderful music and live a wonderful life being friends together. Sadly, life isn't quite like that.