Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- Los Angeles: Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas says the first thing she had to do when she tried to make a career in the US was to swallow her pride.

After garnering fame in Bollywood, Priyanka started her journey in Hollywood about eight years ago.

"When I got the opportunity to come to America and get representation, I remember the first thing that I had to do was swallow my pride," variety.com quoted Priyanka as saying.

"I had to explain who I was and what I wanted to do. There have been some incredibly prolific Indian actors that have worked in American movies and have done incredible work - like Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Anupam Kher, Amitabh Bachchan - and outside of Indian Americans like Mindy Kaling and Aziz Ansari, ...