Priyanka Chopra’s Diary: Her ‘Quantico’ journey in her own words

Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra is ready to take over America. The versatile actress is all set to make her U.S. television debut in ABC’s new drama Quantico. Priyanka Chopra who is followed by 9.6 million Twitter followers and another 15 million on Facebook is all set to rock on International platform.

Priyanka Chopra stars as an FBI agent on American show Quantico. Recently she revealed during an interview that she writes down her special moments in her diary. She even shared some excerpts from her diary too. Priyanka’s diary if filled with the Quantico and herself. The good part is that she has written down the date and time in detail.

We bring to you excerpts from Priyanka’s interview to Hollywood Reporter below,

When her mother woke her up with the news that Quantico had been picked up by US network ABC: “I was so relieved. Happy. Excited. Proud. A little scared. It’s hard for me to put into words the amount of pressure I’ve put on myself for this project. I’m not talking about the technical aspect of it; I love what I do … acting is in my blood. This was important for me to “win” … for reasons far beyond my own selfish needs.”

Priyanka Chopra confessed that out of the 25 scripts that she had read she wanted to do Quantico the most. As it was that only six out of 28 pilots were given a green-lit by ABC. So she feels blessed:”Quantico has a home at ABC! I’m on my way to set (the graveyard shift), and I’ve now had a few hours to digest the news. In the car, I was reading all the Facebook and Twitter messages, not to mention all my friends and family sending in their congratulatory messages. I was on cloud nine and for the first time in a very long time. I felt so proud and accomplished … and I’m not going to lie … I was tooting my own horn a little!”

Priyanka, said that she wanted to break the classic Indian stereotype that exists: No, we’re not Land of Snake Charmers. We don’t ride elephants to work. Not all of us have “that” accent. My plan is to straddle two careers: one in India and one in the U.S. I know that sounds absolutely crazy, but I’m going to make it work.

Nobody said it was easy: “This is really happening! I’m sitting on the plane, about to take off on my way to New York for ABC’s upfront presentation – and my nerves are setting in. You know that first day of your freshman year of high school feeling? That’s me right now. But if you think about it, I am a freshman … and a TV virgin! I have no clue what to expect, plus I’m the only cast member from Quantico attending upfronts.”

Soon it was done and the trailer was released: Wow! The trailer’s great. It’s pretty amazing to see it all come together. I love that moment where all the memories of that particular shoot come flashing back and creating a trailer of its own in my head! Indescribable! I made my way down the carpet, photo-by-photo and interview-by-interview. “Wow. I’m still reeling, I just hope it’s amazing and people love it,” I heard myself say. “American TV is at the best place it has ever been …”

It wasn’t all work no play, not when you have Kerry Washinton in the room: “We practically ran toward each other. Can you believe we’ve never actually met? We’ve just had a virtual love fest over the phone and on Twitter. She congratulated me on Quantico, and I congratulated her on the success of Scandal. I’m a huge Olivia Pope fan, I binge watch the show when I’m getting into hair and makeup or on long-haul flights, so it was great to finally meet her in person. She was everything I expected her to be. Warm, funny, genuine and so gorgeous.”

That’s a wrap! As I take a moment to rest after the presentation, I’m so humbled by the outpouring of support and congratulations from the media, the barrage of tweets from friends, family, media who I’ve never met, old fans, and new fans, not to mention Paul Lee’s thoughtful words. When the president of ABC Entertainment refers to you as the “quintessential ABC star,” the only thing you feel is truly humbled.

I closed the upfronts presentation and this time alone in front of a huge international crowd. My manager was was egging me on, so I just went for it! Such an incredible honor. It’s crazy to think that a few short months ago this whole endeavor was not much more than an “idea.”

At the reception, there was a designated Quantico area and a long line of people wanting to meet us — side note: standing in these Christian Louboutins for five hours is work! The outpouring of support and congratulations is overwhelming. I feel like I should pinch myself. I’m so excited — we’re so excited.

Priyanka will soon be seen in Quantico and Zoya Akhtar’s Dil Dhadakne Do that is releasing on June 5.