यदि आप अपने अलगपन को स्वीकार कर सकते हैं और उससे प्यार करना व उसे बढ़ावा देना सीख सकते हैं, तो आप कोई अद्भुत इंसान बन सकते हैं।

If you can accept your differentness and learn to love it and encourage it, then you can be someone wonderful.

If you can accept your differentness and learn to love it and encourage it, then you can be someone wonderful.

अपना प्रकाश खोजो; यदि वे तुम्हें देख नहीं सकते तो वे तुमसे प्यार नहीं कर सकते।

Find your Light; They can't love you if they can't see you

Find your Light; They can't love you if they can't see you

मुझे पूरा विश्वास है कि सही जूतों के साथ कोई भी दुनिया पर राज कर सकता है।

I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.

I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.

काश मुझे पता होता कि मेरा अलगपन एक खजाना है, तो मेरा शुरुआती जीवन बहुत आसान होता।

If only I'd known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.

If only I'd known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.

मैं दिनों से अपने घर से बाहर नहीं निकला हूँ। मैं लगातार समाचार चैनल देख रहा हूँ। सभी समाचार चुनाव के बारे में हैं; सभी विज्ञापन वियाग्रा और सियालिस के हैं। चुनाव, इरेक्शन, चुनाव, इरेक्शन! किसी भी तरह से हमारी बैंड बज चुकी है!

I haven't left my house in days. I watch the news channels incessantly. All the news stories are about the election; all the commercials are Viagra and Cialis. Election, erection, election, erection! Either way we're screwed!

I haven't left my house in days. I watch the news channels incessantly. All the news stories are about the election; all the commercials are Viagra and Cialis. Election, erection, election, erection! Either way we're screwed!

जीवन निष्पक्ष नहीं है। और आपको अपनी लड़ाइयाँ खुद चुननी होंगी, क्योंकि कुछ ऐसी होती हैं जिन्हें आप जीत नहीं सकते। यदि आप किसी चीज़ के प्रति जुनूनी हैं, तो आपको अपना झंडा उठाना चाहिए और उसके साथ आगे बढ़ना चाहिए।

Life is not fair. And you have to choose your battles, because there are some that you cannot win. If you're passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.

Life is not fair. And you have to choose your battles, because there are some that you cannot win. If you're passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.

मुझे सब कुछ चाहिए—और वो भी बिल्कुल हाज़िर।

I want it all - and I would like it delivered.

I want it all - and I would like it delivered.

लोग इसलिए बेहतरीन नहीं होते कि वे कड़ी मेहनत करते हैं; बल्कि वे कड़ी मेहनत इसलिए करते हैं क्योंकि वे बेहतरीन होते हैं।

People are not the best because they work hard. They work hard because they are the best.

People are not the best because they work hard. They work hard because they are the best.

यकीन मानिए, आपकी ज़िंदगी एक नायाब मनोरंजन बन सकती है! इसके लिए किसी बहुत बड़े बदलाव की ज़रूरत नहीं है। आपको खूबसूरत, अमीर या बहुत समझदार होने की भी ज़रूरत नहीं है, बस बेहद जुनूनी होना काफ़ी है!

Make sure your life is a rare entertainment! It doesn't take anything drastic. You needn't be gorgeous or wealthy or smart, just very enthusiastic!

Make sure your life is a rare entertainment! It doesn't take anything drastic. You needn't be gorgeous or wealthy or smart, just very enthusiastic!

भीड़ की यह अंधी चाल मुझे डरा देती है, क्योंकि अक्सर यही उस क्रूरता की शुरुआत होती है जो उन लोगों पर बरपाई जाती है जो इस तथाकथित 'महान झुंड' में शामिल होना नहीं चाहते—या हो नहीं सकते।

Group conformity scares the pants off me because it's so often a prelude to cruelty towards anyone who doesn't want to - or can't - join the Big Parade.

Group conformity scares the pants off me because it's so often a prelude to cruelty towards anyone who doesn't want to - or can't - join the Big Parade.

जो चीज़ आपको सबसे अलग बनाती है, उसे हमेशा सहेज कर रखिए; क्योंकि अगर वह छिन गई, तो आपकी ज़िंदगी बेहद बोरिंग हो जाएगी।

Cherish forever what makes you unique, 'cuz you're really a yawn if it goes.

Cherish forever what makes you unique, 'cuz you're really a yawn if it goes.

मैं असल में बची हुई आखिरी ऐसी महिला हूँ जो थोड़ी भड़कीली और अजीब है। मैं चमक-दमक के साथ थोड़ा भोंडापन भी बड़े सलीके से पेश करती हूँ।

I'm the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease.

I'm the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease.

सफलता का सबसे बुरा पहलू यह है कि ऐसा इंसान ढूंढना मुश्किल हो जाता है जो आपकी इस कामयाबी से वाकई खुश हो।

The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.

The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.

हर इंसान की ज़िंदगी एक सफ़र है, एक रास्ता है। कभी आप रास्ते से भटक जाते हैं और कभी पूरे सफ़र पर डटे रहते हैं। लेकिन उस रास्ते पर चलने वाले आप अकेले ही होते हैं। वह सिर्फ आपका अपना रास्ता है।

A person's life is a journey, a road. Sometimes you go off the road and sometimes you stay on all the way through. But you are the only one on that road. It's your road.

A person's life is a journey, a road. Sometimes you go off the road and sometimes you stay on all the way through. But you are the only one on that road. It's your road.

पुरुषों का दिमाग महिलाओं से छोटा होता है ताकि वह उनके लिंग में फिट आ सके।

Men's brains are smaller than those of women so they can fit into their penises.

Men's brains are smaller than those of women so they can fit into their penises.

अगर आप उक्युलेल (छोटा गिटार) उठा लें, तो यह आपको असीम खुशी से भर देगा।

If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.

If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.

मैंने एक जर्मन से शादी की है। हर रात मैं पोलैंड की तरह सजती हूँ और वह मुझ पर आक्रमण कर देता है।

I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me.

I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me.

मेरे बारे में बहुत हो गया। अब आप मेरे बारे में क्या सोचते हैं?

Enough about me. What do you think about me?

Enough about me. What do you think about me?

मैं हमेशा हल्के-फुल्के और गंभीर पलों के बीच संतुलन बनाने की कोशिश करती हूँ—चमकदार लिबास और झालरों के साथ-साथ इंसानी जज्बातों के कुछ आंसू भी शामिल करती हूँ।

I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.

I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.

हास्य लोगों के मन के रक्षा कवच को हटा देता है। इससे वे खुद को सुरक्षित महसूस करते हैं।

Humor disarms people. They don't feel threatened.

Humor disarms people. They don't feel threatened.

मैं ज़्यादा शराब न पीने की कोशिश करती हूँ, क्योंकि नशे में होने पर मैं काटती हूँ।

I try not to drink too much because when I'm drunk, I bite.

I try not to drink too much because when I'm drunk, I bite.

मडोना अपने जीवन में बस एक ही काम 'लाइक ए वर्जिन' (कुमारी) की तरह करेंगी—और वह है किसी अस्तबल में बच्चे को जन्म देना।

The only thing Madonna will ever do like a virgin is give birth in a stable.

The only thing Madonna will ever do like a virgin is give birth in a stable.

भले ही सूरज अपनी आग बुझा ले, भले ही लोग मुझसे कहें कि प्यार के लिए इतनी मुसीबतें झेलना बेकार है। अगर सब कुछ बिखर भी जाए, तो भी मेरे दिल की गहराइयों में यह बात हमेशा रहेगी कि मेरा इकलौता और सबसे कीमती सपना सच हो गया... इस ज़िंदगी में मुझे आपका प्यार मिला।

Let the sun stop burning, Let them tell me love's not worth going through. If it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart, The only dream that mattered had come true ...In this life I was loved by you.

Let the sun stop burning, Let them tell me love's not worth going through. If it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart, The only dream that mattered had come true ...In this life I was loved by you.

मुझे लगता है कि हम में से ज्यादातर लोग अंतर्द्वंद्व से जूझते हैं। हमारे भीतर कम से कम दो लोग लड़ रहे होते हैं। एक इंसान जो रिटायर होकर शानदार टमाटर उगाना चाहता है, और दूसरा जो किसी ऊंचे सिंहासन पर खड़े होकर पूजे जाना चाहता है और इतना बड़ा और मशहूर हो जाना चाहता है कि एक दिन फट पड़े।

I think most of us are torn. We have at least two people at war in our body. One person wants to retire and grow fabulous tomatoes, and the other wants to stand up on a pedestal and be worshipped and get bigger and bigger and bigger until she explodes.

I think most of us are torn. We have at least two people at war in our body. One person wants to retire and grow fabulous tomatoes, and the other wants to stand up on a pedestal and be worshipped and get bigger and bigger and bigger until she explodes.

आज रात मैं खुद को किसी करोड़पति की तरह महसूस कर रही हूँ—बस वो करोड़पति एक बार में एक ही हो!

I feel like a million tonight - but one at a time.

I feel like a million tonight - but one at a time.

मेरी नज़र में सुपरवुमन वह है जो अपने घर का फर्श खुद साफ करती है।

My idea of superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors.

My idea of superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors.

कभी-कभी मेरा दिमाग किसी सीडी शफल की तरह काम करने लगता है। आप जानते ही हैं, आप कई सारी सीडी लगा देते हैं और प्ले का बटन दबा देते हैं, और फिर कुछ भी अनाम-शनाम बाहर आने लगता है।

Sometimes my brain goes on CD shuffle. You know, you put a bunch of CD's on and hit play and random things come out.

Sometimes my brain goes on CD shuffle. You know, you put a bunch of CD's on and hit play and random things come out.

मैंने अपनी पूरी ज़िंदगी किसी चमत्कार का इंतज़ार करने में बिता दी—भगवान की मौजूदगी का कोई ऐसा अहसास, कोई ऐसा पारमसिर्क और जादुई अनुभव जो आपको इस बड़ी दुनिया में आपकी सही जगह दिखा सके। और ठीक ऐसा ही अनुभव मुझे अपने पहले [खाद के] ढेर के साथ हुआ।

My whole life had been spent waiting for an epiphany, a manifestation of God's presence, the kind of transcendent, magical experience that lets you see your place in the big picture. And that is what I had with my first [compost] heap.

My whole life had been spent waiting for an epiphany, a manifestation of God's presence, the kind of transcendent, magical experience that lets you see your place in the big picture. And that is what I had with my first [compost] heap.

कुछ लोग कहते हैं प्यार एक नदी है जो कोमल नरकट को डुबो देती है। कुछ कहते हैं प्यार एक उस्तरा है जो आपके दिल को लहूलुहान कर छोड़ देता है। कुछ कहते हैं प्यार एक भूख है, एक अंतहीन टीस है। मैं कहती हूँ प्यार एक फूल है और आप उसकी इकलौती ज़मीन हैं।

Some say love it is a river that drowns the tender reeds. Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your heart to bleed. Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need. I say love, it is a flower and you, its only seed.

Some say love it is a river that drowns the tender reeds. Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your heart to bleed. Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need. I say love, it is a flower and you, its only seed.

बहुत से लोग कहते हैं कि मेरी ज़िंदगी मेरे लिए बेकार जा रही है क्योंकि मैं जितनी कमीनी हूँ, उससे कहीं ज़्यादा हो सकती थी, लेकिन मैंने ऐसा न करने का फैसला किया है।

A lot of people say that my life is wasted on me because I could be a bigger asshole than I am, but I've chosen not to be.

A lot of people say that my life is wasted on me because I could be a bigger asshole than I am, but I've chosen not to be.

अपनी आधी बंद आँखों से देखते हुए बिल्लियाँ हमेशा बहुत समझदार लगती हैं। क्या पता वे यह सोच रही हों, "मैं अच्छी बन जाती हूँ, शायद यह मुझे दिन में दो बार खाना दे दे?"

Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, I'll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?

Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, I'll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?

मुझे पूर्णता में कोई दिलचस्पी नहीं है। यह ब्रह्मांड अपने आप में पूर्ण है, और कुछ कलाकृतियाँ भी ऐसी हैं जिन्हें हम पूर्ण मानते हैं, लेकिन इंसान कभी भी पूर्ण नहीं होते।

I'm not interested in perfection. The universe is perfect, and there are some works of art that we see as perfect, but human beings aren't perfect.

I'm not interested in perfection. The universe is perfect, and there are some works of art that we see as perfect, but human beings aren't perfect.

मैंने बहुत पहले खुद से एक वादा किया था: कभी भी ऐसी कोई चीज़ मत देखना जो तुमसे ज़्यादा बेवकूफ हो। इस बात ने मेरी बहुत मदद की है।

I made a pact with myself a long time ago: Never watch anything stupider than you. It's helped me a lot.

I made a pact with myself a long time ago: Never watch anything stupider than you. It's helped me a lot.

आत्म-सम्मान वह चीज़ है जिसे आपको अपनी मेहनत से कमाना पड़ता है!

Self-esteem is something you have to earn!

Self-esteem is something you have to earn!

आपको यह तो लगना चाहिए कि आप दुनिया की सबसे बेहतरीन चीज़ हैं, लेकिन साथ ही आपको यह भी पता होना चाहिए कि असल में आप ऐसा कुछ नहीं हैं।

You have to think you're the greatest thing since sliced bread, but you have to know that you're not.

You have to think you're the greatest thing since sliced bread, but you have to know that you're not.

पूरी तरह से संतुष्ट तो बस गायें होती हैं।

Total contentment is only for cows.

Total contentment is only for cows.

मैं यह नहीं कहूँगा कि भद्देपन का आविष्कार मैंने किया था, लेकिन इतना ज़रूर है कि आज इसे जो इतनी लोकप्रियता मिली है, वह मेरी वजह से ही है।

I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity.

I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity.

यह ज़रूरी है कि आप सब इस बात पर सहमत हों कि आपकी सीमाएँ क्या हैं और आप क्या हासिल कर सकते हैं—और जो आप हासिल न कर सकें, उसके लिए खुद को न तो कोसें और न ही परेशान हों।

It's important that you all agree on what the parameters are and what you can accomplish - and not get pissed off or beat yourself up for what you can't accomplish.

It's important that you all agree on what the parameters are and what you can accomplish - and not get pissed off or beat yourself up for what you can't accomplish.

भले ही पूरी इंसानी नस्ल आपस में लड़-लड़कर, एक-दूसरे को मारकर और पत्थरदिल बनकर ख़त्म हो जाए, यह ग्रह अपनी देखभाल खुद कर लेगा। आख़िरकार, लाखों सालों बाद यह खुद को साफ़ कर लेगा और नए जीवन रूप, शायद हमसे बेहतर, जन्म लेंगे। तब तक, हमें वही मिल चुका होगा जिसके हम हक़दार थे: यानी पूरी तरह बर्बादी।

Even if the whole human race dies off because we keep fighting and killing each other and being heartless, the planet will take care of itself. Eventually, after millions of years, it will cleanse itself, and new life forms, maybe better ones, will come. Meanwhile, we'll have gotten exactly what we deserved: annihilation.

Even if the whole human race dies off because we keep fighting and killing each other and being heartless, the planet will take care of itself. Eventually, after millions of years, it will cleanse itself, and new life forms, maybe better ones, will come. Meanwhile, we'll have gotten exactly what we deserved: annihilation.

जब न्यूयॉर्क में दोपहर के तीन बजते हैं, तो लंदन में अब भी 1938 चल रहा होता है।

When it's three o'clock in New York, it's still 1938 in London.

When it's three o'clock in New York, it's still 1938 in London.

बस इतना याद रखिएगा कि सर्दियों में कड़ाके की बर्फ के नीचे एक ऐसा बीज छुपा होता है जो वसंत ऋतु में सूरज के प्यार से एक गुलाब बन जाता है।

Just remember, during the winter, far beneath the bitter snow, that there's a seed that with the sun's love in the spring becomes a rose.

Just remember, during the winter, far beneath the bitter snow, that there's a seed that with the sun's love in the spring becomes a rose.

रोमांस एक भ्रम है। खैर, रोमांस पूरी तरह से भ्रम तो नहीं है, लेकिन यह बहुत पल-दो-पल का होता है। यह टिकता नहीं है।

Romance is an illusion. Well, romance is not a complete illusion, but it's ephemeral. It does not last.

Romance is an illusion. Well, romance is not a complete illusion, but it's ephemeral. It does not last.

मेरे माता-पिता हम बच्चों को हर शनिवार को डाउनटाउन होनोलूलू के पब्लिक लाइब्रेरी में छोड़ दिया करते थे। वे हमें सुबह 8 बजे वहाँ छोड़ते और दोपहर 4 बजे लेने आते—तो इन घंटों के बीच, आपको अपने लिए कुछ न कुछ काम ढूंढना ही पड़ता था! मैं ऊपर पिक्चर रूम में बैठ जाती और ओपेरा, बैले और थिएटर की किताबें उलटती-पलटती रहती थी। मुझे भारी-भरकम मेकअप और पोशाकें पहने लोगों की तस्वीरें बहुत अच्छी लगती थीं—वे मेरे दिल को छू जाती थीं। मैं सालों तक हर हफ़्ते उस लाइब्रेरी में जाती रही, जब तक कि मैं लगभग 13 साल की नहीं हो गई। मेरी अंदरूनी दुनिया बहुत अमीर थी, क्योंकि मेरी सामाजिक ज़िंदगी ज़्यादा बड़ी नहीं थी।

My parents used to park us kids at the public library in downtown Honolulu every Saturday. They'd leave us there at 8 A.M. and pick us up at 4 P.M. - so between those hours, you'd better find something to do! I sat upstairs in the picture room and went through opera, ballet, and theater books. I loved the photographs of people wearing elaborate makeup and costumes - they really pulled at me inside. I was in that library every week for years, until I was about 13. I had a rich interior life, because I didn't have much of a social life.

My parents used to park us kids at the public library in downtown Honolulu every Saturday. They'd leave us there at 8 A.M. and pick us up at 4 P.M. - so between those hours, you'd better find something to do! I sat upstairs in the picture room and went through opera, ballet, and theater books. I loved the photographs of people wearing elaborate makeup and costumes - they really pulled at me inside. I was in that library every week for years, until I was about 13. I had a rich interior life, because I didn't have much of a social life.

मुझे कभी पता ही नहीं चलता कि मैं जो कहती हूँ, उसका कितना हिस्सा सच होता है।

I never know how much of what I say is true.

I never know how much of what I say is true.

मैं कुछ ऐसा ढूंढ रही हूँ जो मुझे खुद को आजमाने का मौका दे। क्योंकि मेरा अपना काम है, और मैं अपने काम में जो چاہूँ कर सकती हूँ—जीगल करना हो, टैप डांस करना हो, जो दिल करे।

I'm looking for something that gives me a chance to stretch. Because I have my own work, and I can do anything I want in my own work - juggle, tap dance, anything I want.

I'm looking for something that gives me a chance to stretch. Because I have my own work, and I can do anything I want in my own work - juggle, tap dance, anything I want.

तीस की उम्र के बाद, शरीर की अपनी ही मर्जी चलती है।

After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.

After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.

जो दिल टूटने से डरता है, वह कभी नाचना नहीं सीखता। जो सपना जागने से डरता है, वह कभी जोखिम नहीं उठाता।

It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It is the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance.

It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It is the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance.

कभी-कभी आपको अपने मौके खुद बनाने पड़ते हैं, और इसीलिए मैं टीवी पर हूँ। मैं अब और हाथ पर हाथ धरे यह इंतज़ार नहीं करने वाली थी कि वह मनहूस फोन कब बजेगा। मुझे अपनी जगह खुद बनानी थी—मैंने हमेशा से ऐसा ही किया है।

Sometimes you have to make your own opportunities, and that's why I'm on TV. I wasn't going to sit around anymore, waiting for the damn phone to ring. I had to create my own place - I've always done that.

Sometimes you have to make your own opportunities, and that's why I'm on TV. I wasn't going to sit around anymore, waiting for the damn phone to ring. I had to create my own place - I've always done that.

मैंने एक ऐसी टिप्पणी पढ़ी जिसे पढ़कर मुझे लगा कि मुझे कुछ समय के लिए गाना बंद कर देना चाहिए। और मैं गाना बंद नहीं करना चाहती थी, क्योंकि वही एकमात्र चीज़ थी जिससे मुझे प्यार था। पहले मुझे लगा, "शायद मैं और बेहतर हो जाऊँगी और आख़िरकार उस इंसान को खुश कर पाऊँगी जिसने मेरे गाने के बारे में लिखा था।" लेकिन फिर मैंने सोचा, "शायद मैं कभी इस इंसान को खुश नहीं कर पाऊँगी। मुझे वही करना चाहिए जिससे मुझे ख़ुशी मिले।"

I read a comment that made me think I should stop singing for a while. And I didn't want to stop singing, because it was the only thing I loved. At first I thought, "Maybe I'll get better and eventually please the person who wrote about my singing." But then I thought, "I probably will never please this person. I should just do what pleases me."

I read a comment that made me think I should stop singing for a while. And I didn't want to stop singing, because it was the only thing I loved. At first I thought, "Maybe I'll get better and eventually please the person who wrote about my singing." But then I thought, "I probably will never please this person. I should just do what pleases me."

मैंने बॉब डिलेन पर अपना सारा जादू चलाने की पूरी कोशिश की, लेकिन यह जानकर सबको निराशा होगी कि मैं असफल रही। मैं बस पहुँचने ही वाली थी—कैडिलैक की पिछली सीट पर कुछेक झटपट छूने-छुआने के पल हुए थे।

I tried to charm the pants off Bob Dylan, but everyone will be disappointed to learn that I was unsuccessful. I got close - a couple of fast feels in the front seat of a Cadillac.

I tried to charm the pants off Bob Dylan, but everyone will be disappointed to learn that I was unsuccessful. I got close - a couple of fast feels in the front seat of a Cadillac.

मैं हर किसी के धार्मिक त्योहार मनाती हूँ। मैं तो हमेशा यही कहती हूँ कि जो भले लोगों के लिए अच्छा है, वह खुद को भला समझने वालों के लिए भी अच्छा है।

I celebrate everyone's religious holidays. if it's good enough for the righteous, it's good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.

I celebrate everyone's religious holidays. if it's good enough for the righteous, it's good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.

भगवान दूर से ही सही, पर हम पर नज़र रखे हुए हैं।

GOD is watching us, from a Distance.

GOD is watching us, from a Distance.

मुझे सिर्फ़ दो तरह के लोग पूरी तरह से डराते हैं: सेल्समैन और फ्रांसीसी लोग।

Only two groups of people intimidate me absolutely: salespeople and the French.

Only two groups of people intimidate me absolutely: salespeople and the French.

अगर कोई मुझे हंसा देता है, तो मैं ज़िंदगी भर के लिए उसका गुलाम बन जाता हूँ।

If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.

If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.

अगर आप किसी चीज़ को लेकर जुनूनी हैं, तो आपको अपना झंडा उठाना चाहिए और उसके साथ आगे बढ़ना चाहिए।

If you're passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.

If you're passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.

रैप संगीत में पिरोई हुई कविता है। लेकिन मेरे लिए यह किसी जैकहैमर की तरह है।

Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it's like a jackhammer.

Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it's like a jackhammer.

यह आपका नज़रिया है जो तय करता है कि आप क्या देखते हैं— / एक इंसान की नाकामी दूसरे के लिए सुपरहिट होती है। / तौर-तरीकों से लेकर फिल्मों तक, तस्वीर बदलती रहती है / इस बात पर निर्भर करते हुए कि आप कहाँ बैठे हैं।

It's the Point of Your View that Decides What You See - / One Man's Flop Is Another Man's Hit. / From Manners to Movies, the Picture Keeps Changing / Depending Upon Where You Sit.

It's the Point of Your View that Decides What You See - / One Man's Flop Is Another Man's Hit. / From Manners to Movies, the Picture Keeps Changing / Depending Upon Where You Sit.

जब इस नश्वर शरीर को छोड़ने का समय आ जाए, तो अपनी राख को खाद बनने के लिए छोड़ देना।

When it's time to shuffle off this mortal coil, you leave your ashes to be composted.

When it's time to shuffle off this mortal coil, you leave your ashes to be composted.

टॉम क्रूज़ के गे होने की ये सारी अफ़वाहें... मुझे इस पर बिल्कुल भरोसा नहीं है। मुझे एक मिनट के लिए भी इस पर यकीन नहीं है। वह मेरे किसी भी शो में नहीं आए हैं।

All these rumors about [Tom Cruise] being gay. I don't believe it. I don't believe it for one minute. He hasn't been to one of my shows.

All these rumors about [Tom Cruise] being gay. I don't believe it. I don't believe it for one minute. He hasn't been to one of my shows.

हम सब दिव्य हैं, लेकिन सिर्फ़ मुझमें खुद को ऐसा कहने की हिम्मत थी।

We're all divine, but I was the only one who had the nerve to call myself that.

We're all divine, but I was the only one who had the nerve to call myself that.

मैं एक ऐसे माहौल से आती हूँ जहाँ ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा आत्मविश्वास भरा होता है। लेकिन मेरा यह अति-आत्मविश्वास दरअसल हीन भावना की वजह से है।

I come from an overly confident place. But I'm overconfident because of feelings of inferiority.

I come from an overly confident place. But I'm overconfident because of feelings of inferiority.

मुझे स्टार बनने का कोई अंदाज़ा नहीं था, मैं तो बस एक महान अभिनेत्री बनना चाहती थी, एक अभिनेत्री के रूप में काम करना चाहती थी। इसलिए मुझे लगा कि महान अभिनेत्री बनने का तरीका यह है कि पहले गाना और नाचना सीखूँ। एक मज़बूत नींव रखूँ—अपने पैर जमाने का मौका पाऊँ, और फिर ज़ाहिर तौर पर, जैसे ही मैं इतनी बड़ी हो जाऊँगी कि उन भूमिकाओं को संभाल सकूँ, मुझे महान भूमिकाएँ मिलने लगेंगी।

I had no idea of being a star, all I knew was that I wanted to be a great actress, I wanted to work as an actress. So I thought the way I would be a great actress was to sing and dance first. Lay a foundation - get my foot in the door, and then undoubtedly, of course, I would be offered great roles as soon as I grew up enough to handle them.

I had no idea of being a star, all I knew was that I wanted to be a great actress, I wanted to work as an actress. So I thought the way I would be a great actress was to sing and dance first. Lay a foundation - get my foot in the door, and then undoubtedly, of course, I would be offered great roles as soon as I grew up enough to handle them.

मेलबर्न एक ऐसा शहर है जो वाकई आपको इस सवाल पर सोचने पर मजबूर कर देता है कि 'क्या मौत के बाद भी जीवन है?'

Melbourne is the kind of town that really makes you consider the question 'Is there life after death?

Melbourne is the kind of town that really makes you consider the question 'Is there life after death?

बिना जुनून के, ताकतवर लोग आपको रौंद कर रख सकते हैं।

Without passion, the powers-that-be can run roughshod over you.

Without passion, the powers-that-be can run roughshod over you.

[प्रिंसेस ऐनी के बारे में:] कितनी ऊर्जावान और खुले में रहने वाली लड़की हैं। वह प्रकृति से वैसे ही प्यार करती हैं, भले ही प्रकृति ने उनके साथ जो भी किया हो।

[On Princess Anne:] Such an active, outdoorsy lass. She loves nature in spite of what it did to her.

[On Princess Anne:] Such an active, outdoorsy lass. She loves nature in spite of what it did to her.

जब मैं बड़ी हो रही थी, तो मुझे विश्वास था कि मैं जो भी सोच सकती हूँ, वह कर सकती हूँ। इसलिए चुनौती हमेशा सोचते रहने की होती थी—जहाँ मैं पहुँचना चाहती थी वहाँ पहुँचकर फिर किसी और नई जगह के बारे में सोचना।

While I was growing up, I believed I could do anything I could think of. So the challenge was always to keep thinking - to get to where I wanted to be and then to think of somewhere else to go.

While I was growing up, I believed I could do anything I could think of. So the challenge was always to keep thinking - to get to where I wanted to be and then to think of somewhere else to go.

शादी में आप बस संघर्ष करते रहते हैं, और फिर आपको एहसास होता है कि घोड़ा जिस दिशा में जा रहा है, आपको उसी दिशा में चलना होगा। आप लगाम को किसी दूसरी दिशा में खींचने की कोशिश करना बंद कर देते हैं।

In a marriage, you struggle and struggle and struggle, and then you realize that you have to ride the horse in the direction it's going. You stop trying to pull the reins in another direction.

In a marriage, you struggle and struggle and struggle, and then you realize that you have to ride the horse in the direction it's going. You stop trying to pull the reins in another direction.

मेरा मानना है कि जूडी गारलैंड की कलाकारी बेहद उम्दा थी। मेरा मतलब है, जब लोग कहते हैं, 'अरे, उसने अपने संगीत में अपनी जिंदगी के बहुत सारे पहलुओं को उतारा है,' तो मुझे इस बात पर सचमुच यकीन नहीं होता। मेरा मानना है कि उसे ऐसा करने की कोई ज़रूरत ही नहीं थी। वह बस एक संवेदनशील इंसान थीं। यही उनका वरदान था।

I believe that Judy Garland's artistry was so fine. I mean, when people say: 'oh, she brought so much of her life to her music', I don't really believe that. I believe that she didn't have to. She just was a moving human being. That was her gift.

I believe that Judy Garland's artistry was so fine. I mean, when people say: 'oh, she brought so much of her life to her music', I don't really believe that. I believe that she didn't have to. She just was a moving human being. That was her gift.

[डेनमार्क के बारे में:] ... कॉटेज चीज़ और हौसले का वह छोटा सा देश।

[On Denmark:] ... that little country of cottage cheese and courage.

[On Denmark:] ... that little country of cottage cheese and courage.

मुझे लगता है कि हास्य का सार नहीं बदला है। यह सब आश्चर्य और सहज प्रवाह के बारे में है। लेकिन हास्य का संदर्भ बदल गया है। पहले, चुटकुले समसामयिक मुद्दों और राजनीति से जुड़े होते थे। आज लोग एक-दूसरे पर या किम कार्दशियन जैसे लोगों पर मज़ाकिया टिप्पणियाँ करते हैं। यह बहुत क्रूर है। सब कुछ बहुत ज़्यादा मैला और भद्दा हो गया है।

I think the essence of humor has not changed. It's all about surprise, facilitating follows. But the context of humor has changed. Previously, the jokes were more related to current issues, political. Today people make about each other either funny or about people like Kim Kardashian. It's brutal. Everything is so much vielschmutziger.

I think the essence of humor has not changed. It's all about surprise, facilitating follows. But the context of humor has changed. Previously, the jokes were more related to current issues, political. Today people make about each other either funny or about people like Kim Kardashian. It's brutal. Everything is so much vielschmutziger.

बाहरी दुनिया के पास देने के लिए कुछ खास नहीं है। आपको अपने ही घर में अपना स्वर्ग खुद बनाना पड़ता है।

The outside world doesn't have a lot to offer. You have to make your own heaven in your own home.

The outside world doesn't have a lot to offer. You have to make your own heaven in your own home.

जिंदगी आपकी किसी बेहतरीन रेसिपी को पकाने जैसी है। अपनी कला का परफेक्ट और स्वादिष्ट स्वाद पाने के लिए आपको सही सामग्रियां, सही मिश्रण और सही समय पर पकाने की जरूरत होती है।

Life is like cooking your masterpiece recipe. You have to get the right ingredients,have the right mixture and the right cooking time to reveal the PERFECT and DELICIOUS TASTE of your craft.

Life is like cooking your masterpiece recipe. You have to get the right ingredients,have the right mixture and the right cooking time to reveal the PERFECT and DELICIOUS TASTE of your craft.

जब मैंने आखिरकार रुककर अपनी जिंदगी पर नजर डाली, तो मुझे एहसास हुआ कि मैंने वही किया है जो मैंने करने की ठानी थी। अपनी इस छोटी सी और मामूली क्षमता के साथ ही सही, मैंने अपनी चुनी हुई चोटी पर चढ़ाई कर ही ली। और आखिरकार मैं वहाँ पहुँच गई, सबसे ऊपर।

When I finally did stop and look at my life, I realized that I had done what I'd set out to do. In my pitiful little way, I had climbed the mountain I had chosen. And there I was, on top.

When I finally did stop and look at my life, I realized that I had done what I'd set out to do. In my pitiful little way, I had climbed the mountain I had chosen. And there I was, on top.

जब आप एक निश्चित उम्र में पहुँच जाते हैं, तब तक आप अपने बचपन के सपने और अपनी जवानी के पहले या दूसरे दौर के सपनों को पूरा कर चुके होते हैं। फिर आप अपनी जिंदगी के तीसरे पड़ाव में होते हैं, जो सीधे कब्र की तरफ ले जाता है, और तब आप खुद से पूछते हैं, "अब से लेकर तब तक मैं क्या करूँगा?" ग्‍लैमर या शान-ओ-शौकत के बारे में सोचने के बजाय, आप सुधार के बारे में सोचने लगते हैं—दुनिया में अपने योगदान के बारे में।

When you reach a certain age, you have fulfilled your childhood dream and whatever your first or second adulthood led you to do. Then you're in your third adulthood, the one that leads to the grave, and you ask yourself, "What will I do between now and then?" Instead of thinking in terms of glamour, you start thinking in terms of reform - your contribution to the world.

When you reach a certain age, you have fulfilled your childhood dream and whatever your first or second adulthood led you to do. Then you're in your third adulthood, the one that leads to the grave, and you ask yourself, "What will I do between now and then?" Instead of thinking in terms of glamour, you start thinking in terms of reform - your contribution to the world.

आपको हमेशा चौकन्ना रहना होगा। जब मेरी बेटी सोफी इस दुनिया में आई, तो वह तुरंत ऐसे चौकन्नी थी मानो वह यहाँ पहले भी आ चुकी हो। और वह इस बात से थोड़ी निराश थी कि उसे यहाँ दोबारा आना पड़ा।

You have to be alert. When my daughter, Sophie, came out of the womb, she was instantly alert, as if she had been here before. And she was a little disappointed that she was here again.

You have to be alert. When my daughter, Sophie, came out of the womb, she was instantly alert, as if she had been here before. And she was a little disappointed that she was here again.

मेरे शुरुआती आदर्शों में से एक यूजीन लैंग थे, जो एक अमीर व्यवसायी थे। वह ईस्ट हार्लेम के अपने प्राइमरी स्कूल में गए और छठी कक्षा के बच्चों को संबोधित किया। उन्होंने चेहरों के उस समंदर को देखकर कहा, "तुममें से जो कोई भी कॉलेज जाना चाहता है, उसकी पढ़ाई का खर्च मैं उठाऊँगा।" जब मैंने वह पढ़ा, तो मेरी आँखों से आँसू छलक आए। यह इतना उदार और बुनियादी था, बिना किसी दिखावे के। मेरी समझ में नहीं आता कि हम शिक्षा पर कंजूसी क्यों करते हैं और अपने बच्चों के भविष्य के साथ खिलवाड़ क्यों करते हैं। कोई भी समाज उन लोगों के साथ ऐसा क्यों करेगा जो आगे चलकर उसके देश की कमान संभालने वाले हैं?

One of my first role models was Eugene Lang, a wealthy businessman who went back to his elementary school in East Harlem and addressed the sixth-grade class. He looked out at that sea of faces and said, "If any of you wants to go to college, I will pay for it." When I read that, I burst into tears. It was so generous and so basic. Not fluffy. I can't understand why we scrimp on education and shortchange our kids. Why would the citizenry do that to the people who are going to inherit its republic?

One of my first role models was Eugene Lang, a wealthy businessman who went back to his elementary school in East Harlem and addressed the sixth-grade class. He looked out at that sea of faces and said, "If any of you wants to go to college, I will pay for it." When I read that, I burst into tears. It was so generous and so basic. Not fluffy. I can't understand why we scrimp on education and shortchange our kids. Why would the citizenry do that to the people who are going to inherit its republic?

किताब लिखना उतना मुश्किल नहीं है जितना कि पैंतीस लोगों को पूरे देश में साथ लेकर घूमना और हफ्ते में पाँच रातें घोड़ों की तरह पसीना बहाना है।

Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five nights a week.

Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five nights a week.

मैं एक शानदार लेडी मैकबेथ बन सकती हूँ। बस मुझे इसके लिए प्लेटफ़ॉर्म हील्स या वैसी ही कोई चीज़ पहननी होगी।

I'd make a wonderful Lady Macbeth. I'll wear a pair of platform shoes or something.

I'd make a wonderful Lady Macbeth. I'll wear a pair of platform shoes or something.

वहाँ जाने से पहले, हर कोई अपने पसंदीदा देशों को एक विशाल डिज़नीलैंड की तरह समझता है जो राष्ट्रीय स्मारकों और ऐतिहासिक खजानों से भरा हुआ है और घूमने के लिए बहुत आसानी से व्यवस्थित है, जबकि असलियत में वे देश उन आम लोगों से भरे होते हैं जो काम पर जाते हैं, लॉन्ड्रैट जाते हैं और चूहे मारने की दवा खरीदते हैं।

before one actually visits them, everyone tends to think of their favorite countries as one grand Disneyland filled with national monuments and historical treasures conveniently laid out for easy viewing, when what they really are filled with, of course, is people going to work, laundromats and places to buy rat poison.

before one actually visits them, everyone tends to think of their favorite countries as one grand Disneyland filled with national monuments and historical treasures conveniently laid out for easy viewing, when what they really are filled with, of course, is people going to work, laundromats and places to buy rat poison.

मैं तो बस एक मामूली काम करने वाली हूँ। मैं तो बस एक साधारण इंसान हूँ जो अपनी क्षमता के अनुसार काम करती है।

Me, I'm just a hack. I'm just a schlep-per. I just do what I can do.

Me, I'm just a hack. I'm just a schlep-per. I just do what I can do.

जैसे-जैसे आपकी उम्र बढ़ती है, भावनाएं कम होने लगती हैं।

As you age, feelings do diminish.

As you age, feelings do diminish.

मैं देवत्व की ओर बढ़ रही हूँ।

I'm working my way toward divinity.

I'm working my way toward divinity.

जब मेरी बेटी छोटी थी, तो हमने उसे सभी महान म्यूजिकल दिखाए। और महान नाटक और महान कॉमेडी, और जिस चीज़ से वह सबसे ज्यादा जुड़ी, वह थी 'सम लाइक इट हॉट'।

When my daughter was younger we showed her all the great musicals. And the great dramas and great comedies, and the one that she took to the most was Some Like It Hot.

When my daughter was younger we showed her all the great musicals. And the great dramas and great comedies, and the one that she took to the most was Some Like It Hot.

जब मैं 50 वर्ष की हुई, तो मैंने अपने लिए एक बड़ी बर्थडे पार्टी रखी, और गंभीरता से सोचा कि अब तक की मेरी जिंदगी कैसी रही है। मैं हर किसी को इसकी सलाह देती हूँ। खुद से पूछिए, "मैंने क्या किया है? मैंने यह कैसे किया? मैंने कहाँ गलती की? मैंने क्या अच्छा किया?" जब मैंने अपने जीवन का यह लेखा-जोखा तैयार किया, तो मैंने खुद से कहा, "यह वाकई बहुत अच्छा रहा।" मैंने बहुत से लोगों को हँसाया, बहुत से लोगों को अच्छे कारणों से रुलाया, लोगों के जीवन में बहुत सारी खुशियाँ लाईं, और बहुत सारा कचरा साफ किया। और इन सब वर्षों में, मैंने बहुत कुछ देखा। मैं परदेसों में गई। दिलचस्प लोगों से मिली। और मैं सब समझ गई!

When I turned 50, I threw myself a big birthday party, and I looked seriously at what my life has been about. I recommend this to everybody. Ask yourself, "What have I done? How did I do it? Where'd I mess up? Where did I do well?" When I did this assessment of my life, I said to myself, "It was really good." I made a lot of people laugh, made a lot of people cry in a good way, brought a lot of joy to people, picked up a lot of garbage. And in all those years, I saw a lot. I went to foreign lands. I met interesting people. And I got it!

When I turned 50, I threw myself a big birthday party, and I looked seriously at what my life has been about. I recommend this to everybody. Ask yourself, "What have I done? How did I do it? Where'd I mess up? Where did I do well?" When I did this assessment of my life, I said to myself, "It was really good." I made a lot of people laugh, made a lot of people cry in a good way, brought a lot of joy to people, picked up a lot of garbage. And in all those years, I saw a lot. I went to foreign lands. I met interesting people. And I got it!

अगर आप डरते हैं, तो आपकी किस्मत खराब है।

If you're frightened, you're out of luck.

If you're frightened, you're out of luck.

मैं अपने बारे में न तो अच्छी बातें पढ़ती हूँ और न बुरी। मैं उन्हें अपनी जिंदगी में आने ही नहीं देती, इसलिए उनका मुझ पर कोई असर नहीं पड़ता। मैं बहुत संवेदनशील हूँ।

I read neither good nor bad about me. I let it not even in my life, so it has no effect on me. I am very sensitive.

I read neither good nor bad about me. I let it not even in my life, so it has no effect on me. I am very sensitive.

अगर कोई गंभीरता से यह कहे कि "मैं ईश्वर हूँ," तो उसे पागलखाने में बंद कर देना चाहिए। मानसिक अस्पतालों में बहुत से लोग घूम रहे हैं जो कहते हैं "मैं भगवान हूँ।" लेकिन चूँकि मैं इसे मज़ाकिया अंदाज़ में कहती हूँ, इसलिए लोगों ने मुझे अभी तक बंद नहीं किया है। और न ही मैं खुद पर कोई घमंड करती हूँ।

If someone were to say seriously, "I'm divine," she'd have to be locked up. There are lots of people in mental institutions going around saying "I'm God." But because I'm funny about it, they haven't locked me up yet. And I don't give myself airs, either.

If someone were to say seriously, "I'm divine," she'd have to be locked up. There are lots of people in mental institutions going around saying "I'm God." But because I'm funny about it, they haven't locked me up yet. And I don't give myself airs, either.

मैं किसी के प्रति कोई बैर या कड़वाहट नहीं रखती। मेरी याददाश्त ऐसी है कि मैं किसी बात को दिल से लगाकर नहीं रखती।

I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.

I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.

मेरे गाने से पहले सत्ताईस लोगों ने 'विंड बिनीथ माय विंग्स' गाया था। जिस फिल्म में मैंने इसे गाया था—'बीचेस', उसे बहुत से लोगों ने देखा, और वे उस फिल्म से सिर्फ वही गाना अपने साथ ले गए। उन्होंने अपने प्रियजनों की तरफ मुड़कर कहा, 'जानते हो, तुम मेरी उड़ानों की हवा हो!' उस गाने ने उनकी भावनाओं को ऐसे बयां किया जैसे कि एक सीधा-साधा 'आई लव यू' भी नहीं कर पाता।

Twenty-seven people sang 'Wind Beneath My Wings' before I got around to it. A lot of people saw the movie that I sang it in, Beaches, and what they came away with was that song. They turned to their loved ones and said, 'You know, you are the wind beneath my wings!' The song expressed how they felt in a way a simple 'I love you' would not have.

Twenty-seven people sang 'Wind Beneath My Wings' before I got around to it. A lot of people saw the movie that I sang it in, Beaches, and what they came away with was that song. They turned to their loved ones and said, 'You know, you are the wind beneath my wings!' The song expressed how they felt in a way a simple 'I love you' would not have.

काश अमरीका हमारे महासागरों में मौजूद प्लास्टिक पर उतनी चिंता जताता, जितनी चिंता हम अभिनेत्रियों की प्लास्टिक सर्जरी पर जताते हैं।

I wish America would spend even half as much time complaining about plastics in our oceans as we do about actresses' plastic surgery.

I wish America would spend even half as much time complaining about plastics in our oceans as we do about actresses' plastic surgery.

मैं ढेरों मर्दों को पा सकती हूँ, पर उन्हें अपने साथ बनाए रखना ही असली मुश्किल काम है।

I can get plenty of men, keeping them is the hard part.

I can get plenty of men, keeping them is the hard part.

मुझे अपनी आवाज सुनने के बजाय खुद को देखना ज्यादा पसंद है। अभिनय करना तो मेरे स्वभाव में है, लेकिन खुद को सुनना... वही असली कला है।

I would much rather watch myself than listen to myself. The moving is second nature, but the listening... that's the art.

I would much rather watch myself than listen to myself. The moving is second nature, but the listening... that's the art.

भगवान का शुक्र है कि समलैंगिक लोग हैं। मुझे नहीं पता कि क्या होता, लेकिन मैं जानती हूँ कि क्या हुआ। उनके लिए भी अच्छा है और मेरे लिए भी।

Thank God for the gays. I don't know what would have happened but I know what did happen. Good for them and good for me.

Thank God for the gays. I don't know what would have happened but I know what did happen. Good for them and good for me.

एक वक्त ऐसा आता है जब आपको अपने बनाए कपड़ों को दुनिया में जाने देना पड़ता है ताकि वे खुद अपनी पहचान बना सकें।

There comes a time whenyou haveto let yourclothesgo out in the world and try to make it on their own.

There comes a time whenyou haveto let yourclothesgo out in the world and try to make it on their own.

मेरी परवरिश रॉक-एंड-रॉल के बीच हुई है। यह थोड़ा अजीब था क्योंकि मेरा मन किसी और चीज़ में लगता ही नहीं था—मैंने बहुत कोशिश की, पर विज्ञान या गणित में मेरी कभी रुचि नहीं जागी। मैंने बस खुद को उन सभी चीज़ों से दूर कर लिया जिनमें रुचि ली जा सकती थी।

I was brought up on rock-'n'-roll. It was sort of funny because I couldn't get interested in anything else - I tried and tried but I couldn't get into science...or mathematics, I just cut myself off from anything else there was to get interested in.

I was brought up on rock-'n'-roll. It was sort of funny because I couldn't get interested in anything else - I tried and tried but I couldn't get into science...or mathematics, I just cut myself off from anything else there was to get interested in.

मुझे किसी से अपनी शैली में कोई शो लिखवाने की ज़रूरत नहीं है, मैं एक ऐसे अंदाज़ में शो करना चाहूँगी जो मेरी शैली से अलग हो, क्योंकि विकास करने और दायरे से बाहर निकलने का यही एकमात्र तरीका है।

I don't need anyone to write me a show in my style, I would like to do a show in a style that wasn't my style, because that's the only way I can grow up and grow out.

I don't need anyone to write me a show in my style, I would like to do a show in a style that wasn't my style, because that's the only way I can grow up and grow out.

جب میں نے پہلی بار [معروف اداکارہ] ایتھل بیریمور کی تصویر دیکھی—وہ براڈوے پر تھیں اور انہوں نے موتیوں کا ہار پہن رکھا تھا—تو میں نے سوچا، "بڑا ہو کر مجھے بالکل ان جیسا بننا چاہیے۔" یہ عجیب بات ہے، کیونکہ میں صرف ان کے ظاہری روپ پر فدا تھی؛ مجھے ذرا بھی اندازہ نہیں تھا کہ حقیقت میں وہ کیسی ہوں گی۔ ان دنوں ہم پر تصویروں کی وہ یلغار نہیں ہوتی تھی جیسی آج کل ہوتی ہے، اور جو چند تصویریں ہمارے پاس ہوتی تھیں، وہ لوگوں کے دلوں میں زیادہ گہری نقش ہو جاتی تھیں۔

The first time I saw a picture of [fabled actress] Ethel Barrymore - she was on Broadway and she was wearing pearls. I thought, "That's who I should grow up to be." It's odd, because it was her physical image that I wanted; I had no idea what it was like actually to be her. In those days, we weren't bombarded by images the way we are now, and the ones we did have were more vivid in people's minds.

The first time I saw a picture of [fabled actress] Ethel Barrymore - she was on Broadway and she was wearing pearls. I thought, "That's who I should grow up to be." It's odd, because it was her physical image that I wanted; I had no idea what it was like actually to be her. In those days, we weren't bombarded by images the way we are now, and the ones we did have were more vivid in people's minds.

ہم سب اس ماحولیاتی نظام کا حصہ ہیں۔

We are all part of the ecosystem.

We are all part of the ecosystem.

کیا میں اسے ٹھیک طرح سے سمجھ رہا ہوں؟ کیا میرے نمبر کاٹے جا رہے ہیں؟

Do I understand this right? I'm being marked down?

Do I understand this right? I'm being marked down?

مجھے تشدد پسند نہیں۔ تشدد دیکھ کر میری طبیعت خراب ہو جاتی ہے۔ کیا آپ کو لگتا ہے کہ لوگ تشدد سے پرجوش ہوتے ہیں؟

I don't like violence. I get sick from violence. Do you think people are excited by violence?

I don't like violence. I get sick from violence. Do you think people are excited by violence?

امریکہ اس شہرت کی جنونیت میں اس قدر جکڑا ہوا ہے!

America is so caught up in this celebrity mania!

America is so caught up in this celebrity mania!

آپ خود کو مظلوم محسوس کیے بغیر بھی دوسروں کے لیے دل میں ہمدردی رکھ سکتے ہیں۔

You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.

You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.

یہی ہمارا مقصد ہے: نیویارک شہر کو صاف ستھرا اور سرسبز بنانا—ایک وقت میں ایک بلاک۔

That's our mission: to clean and green New York City - one block at a time.

That's our mission: to clean and green New York City - one block at a time.

میں نے اپنی بیٹی کے پوتے نانی بننے پر پابندی لگا رکھی ہے، میں ابھی بہت چھوٹی ہوں۔

I've forbidden my daughter to have grandchildren, I'm too young.

I've forbidden my daughter to have grandchildren, I'm too young.

جب میں نے اس [موسیقی] کی دنیا میں قدم رکھا تھا، تو میرے پاس ایک خواب تو تھا، لیکن وہ دھندلا سا تھا اور میرے پاس کوئی تجربہ نہیں تھا۔ میرے پاس بس ایک مبہم سا خیال تھا کہ اگر میں ویسی بن گئی جیسی میں نے تصویر بنائی تھی، تو میری زندگی کیسی ہوگی۔

When I started in this [music] business, I had a dream, but it was amorphous, and I had no experience. I just had a fuzzy notion of what life would be like if I became what I pictured.

When I started in this [music] business, I had a dream, but it was amorphous, and I had no experience. I just had a fuzzy notion of what life would be like if I became what I pictured.

مجھے یقین ہے کہ میں بہت سے لوگوں جتنی ہی سمجھدار ہوں، لیکن میں یہ بھی جانتی ہوں کہ میں کچھ لوگوں جتنی ذہین نہیں ہوں۔ اس لیے انتہائی ذہین لوگوں کے سامنے میں سہم جاتی ہوں کیونکہ میں بیوقوف نہیں لگنا چاہتی۔ میں بہت سی چیزوں کے بارے میں تھوڑا بہت اور کسی ایک چیز کے بارے میں بہت کچھ جانتی ہوں۔

I'm confident that I'm as intelligent as many people, but I know that I'm not as intelligent as some. So in the presence of hyperintelligent people, I'm a shrinking violet because I don't want to look like a fool. I know a little about a lot and a lot about a little.

I'm confident that I'm as intelligent as many people, but I know that I'm not as intelligent as some. So in the presence of hyperintelligent people, I'm a shrinking violet because I don't want to look like a fool. I know a little about a lot and a lot about a little.

میں ہمیشہ سے اتنی خوش قسمت رہی ہوں کہ مجھے ہمیشہ شاندار ناظرین ملے۔ میری زندگی بہت شاندار رہی ہے۔

I've always been lucky enough to have great audiences. It has been quite a life.

I've always been lucky enough to have great audiences. It has been quite a life.

میں مزہ کرنا چاہتی ہوں، اور لوگوں کو کھلکھلا کر ہنسانا چاہتی ہوں۔

I want to have fun, and I want to give people a good laugh.

I want to have fun, and I want to give people a good laugh.

برٹنی اسپیئرز اور کرسٹینا ایگیلیرا توجہ حاصل کرنے میں کافی حد تک کامیاب ہو رہی ہیں—بہت سے لوگ اس میں کامیاب ہو رہے ہیں۔ لیکن آپ سوچتے ہیں کہ کیا وہ زیادہ دیر ٹک پائیں گے، کیونکہ ان میں سے سغوں کے پاس اتنی صلاحیت نہیں ہوتی کہ وہ ناظرین کو خود سے پیار کروا سکیں۔ آپ کہتے ہیں، "واہ، کیا کمال جسم ہے!" یا "مجھے یہ گانا پسند ہے"؛ آپ یہ نہیں کہتے، "میں ان سے پیار کرتا ہوں کیونکہ میں انہیں جانتا ہوں۔" آپ انہیں جان ہی نہیں سکتے۔

Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera are doing pretty well at getting noticed - a lot of people are doing pretty well at it. But you wonder whether they'll last, because many of them don't have the ability to get an audience to love them. You say, "That's a fabulous body" or "I like that song"; you don't say, "I love them because I know them." You can't know them.

Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera are doing pretty well at getting noticed - a lot of people are doing pretty well at it. But you wonder whether they'll last, because many of them don't have the ability to get an audience to love them. You say, "That's a fabulous body" or "I like that song"; you don't say, "I love them because I know them." You can't know them.

ہر انسان کی زندگی میں سرداریاں، بہاریں، گرمیاں اور خزاں آتی ہیں۔

Everyone goes through their winters and springs, and their summers and autumns.

Everyone goes through their winters and springs, and their summers and autumns.

میں خوب مزے کرتی ہوں—اور اس سے میری دل کی دھکن بھی درست رہتی ہے۔ مجھے شاندار لباس پہننے کا موقع ملتا ہے۔ مجھے لوگوں کو ہنسانے کا موقع ملتا ہے۔ یہی میرا اصل کام ہے، اور میں ہمیشہ یہیں واپس آؤں گی۔

I have a ball - and it keeps my heart rate up. I get to wear fabulous clothes. I get to make people laugh. That's my core business, and that's where I'll always return.

I have a ball - and it keeps my heart rate up. I get to wear fabulous clothes. I get to make people laugh. That's my core business, and that's where I'll always return.

دور سے دنیا نیلی اور ہری دکھائی دیتی ہے، اور برف سے ڈھکے پہاڑ سفید۔ دور سے سمندر ندی سے ملتا ہے، اور عقاب آسمان میں پرواز کرتا ہے۔ دور سے، ہر طرف ہم آہنگی نظر آتی ہے، اور اس کی گونج پوری دھرتی میں پھیل جاتی ہے۔ یہ امید کی آواز ہے، یہ امن کی آواز ہے، یہ ہر انسان کی آواز ہے۔

From a distance the world looks blue and green, and the snow-capped mountains white. From a distance the ocean meets the stream, and the eagle takes to flight. From a distance, there is harmony, and it echoes through the land. It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace, it's the voice of every man

From a distance the world looks blue and green, and the snow-capped mountains white. From a distance the ocean meets the stream, and the eagle takes to flight. From a distance, there is harmony, and it echoes through the land. It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace, it's the voice of every man

میں قدرت سے محبت کرتی ہوں، اس کے باوجود کہ اس نے میرے ساتھ کیا کیا۔

I love nature, in spite of what it did to me.

I love nature, in spite of what it did to me.

میں اس وقت تک کسی نہ کسی طرح تفریح فراہم کرتی رہنا چاہتی ہوں جب تک کہ میرا جسم اس کی اجازت دیتا ہے۔ یہ وہ کام ہے جس کے لیے میں پیدا ہوئی ہوں، اور مجھے اس پیشے سے عشق ہے۔

I hope to keep entertaining in some way until I can't physically entertain any longer. It's what I was born to do, and I love this profession.

I hope to keep entertaining in some way until I can't physically entertain any longer. It's what I was born to do, and I love this profession.

میں ہمیشہ سے ایک فنکار بننا چاہتی تھی، مجھے بالکل معلوم نہیں تھا کہ کس قسم کی فنکار، بس اتنا جانتی تھی کہ مجھے کچھ خاص چیزیں پسند ہیں۔ مجھے فلمیں بہت پسند تھیں، اور میں موسیقی سے محبت کرتی تھی۔

I always wanted to be a performer, I didn't know exactly what kind of performer, all I knew was there were certain things that I liked. I liked movies a whole lot, and I loved music.

I always wanted to be a performer, I didn't know exactly what kind of performer, all I knew was there were certain things that I liked. I liked movies a whole lot, and I loved music.

تفریح کے پرانے طریقے معدوم نہیں ہوئے ہیں۔ لائیو پرفارمنس سب سے اونچا مقام رکھتی ہے۔ اگر آپ کوئی ایسی چیز پیش کر سکتے ہیں جسے لوگ لائیو دیکھنا چاہیں، تو آپ کا کیریئر شاندار ہے۔

The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see live, then you have a great career.

The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see live, then you have a great career.

جو لوگ ماحول کو تباہ کرنے کے درپے ہیں، وہ سوچتے ہیں کہ وہ بچ نکلیں گے۔ کیا وہ کسی اور ہوا میں سانس لے رہے ہیں جو ہم لے رہے ہیں؟ کیا وہ کوئی اور کھانا کھا رہے ہیں؟ میرا مطلب ہے، وہ کہاں جانے کا سوچ رہے ہیں؟ وہ کیا سوچتے ہیں کہ کون سی چیز اس چیز سے بہتر ہوگی جسے انہوں نے تباہ کر دیا ہے؟ میری سمجھ میں یہ بات نہیں آتی۔

The people who are out to destroy the environment think they're going to get away with it. Are they breathing different air than we're breathing? Are they eating different food? I mean, where do they think they're going to go? What do they think is going to be better than what they have destroyed? I just don't get it.

The people who are out to destroy the environment think they're going to get away with it. Are they breathing different air than we're breathing? Are they eating different food? I mean, where do they think they're going to go? What do they think is going to be better than what they have destroyed? I just don't get it.

انٹرنیٹ نے ہر چیز بدل دی ہے۔ لوگ اب آن لائن دریافت ہوتے ہیں۔ لوگ آن لائن موسیقی خریدتے ہیں۔ تفریح حاصل کرنے کا یہ بالکل الگ طریقہ ہے۔

The Internet has changed everything. People will be discovered online. People buy music online. It's a completely different way to get entertainment.

The Internet has changed everything. People will be discovered online. People buy music online. It's a completely different way to get entertainment.

نیویارک واپس آ کر مجھے بہت خوشی ہوئی۔ لاس اینجلس اتنا سرد اور ظالم ہو سکتا ہے جب آپ—اسے کیا کہتے ہیں؟—اوہ ہاں: 'نوکری سے نکالے' جا چکے ہوں۔

I'm so glad to be back in New York. Los Angeles can be so cold, so cruel after you've been-what's the word?-oh yes: 'fired.'

I'm so glad to be back in New York. Los Angeles can be so cold, so cruel after you've been-what's the word?-oh yes: 'fired.'

موسیقی شاید واحد ایسی چیز ہے جہاں سے مجھے توانائی ملتی ہے۔ موسیقی اور شاید کسی زبردست فنکار کو دیکھنا، کسی شاندار فنکار جیسے جیگر کو دیکھنا یا کوئی زبردست فلم دیکھنا۔

Music is probably the only place I get energy from. Music and maybe watching a really tremendous performer, watching a terrific performer like Jagger or watching a great movie.

Music is probably the only place I get energy from. Music and maybe watching a really tremendous performer, watching a terrific performer like Jagger or watching a great movie.

[ہیلن ریڈی کے بارے میں:] اسے آرکسٹرا کے سامنے بلاوجہ دندناتے پھرنے پر گرفتار کر لینا چاہیے۔

[On Helen Reddy:] She ought to be arrested for loitering in front of an orchestra.

[On Helen Reddy:] She ought to be arrested for loitering in front of an orchestra.

یہ تمام بچے [جنہیں اسکول میں موسیقی اور آرٹ کی کلاسیں نہیں ملیں] اس دنیا میں یہ جانے بغیر قدم رکھتے ہیں کہ جو کچھ ان کے پاس ہے اس کے علاوہ بھی کچھ اور دنیا موجود ہے۔ بلاشبہ، بچے ٹی وی تو دیکھتے ہیں، لیکن ٹی وی انہیں دیتا ہی کیا ہے؟

All these children [who did not have music and art classes at school] go out into the world without knowing that there is anything other than what they have. Of course, children do look at TV, but what does it give them?

All these children [who did not have music and art classes at school] go out into the world without knowing that there is anything other than what they have. Of course, children do look at TV, but what does it give them?

آپ صرف ایک صاف ستھرا عوامی مقام نہیں بنا سکتے—آپ کو ایسے لوگوں کی بھی ضرورت ہوتی ہے جو اسے استعمال کرنے کے لیے تیار ہوں، اور کوئی ایسی چیز جو انہیں اپنی طرف کھینچے ہو۔

You can't just have a clean public space - you also have to have people willing to use it, and something that will draw them in.

You can't just have a clean public space - you also have to have people willing to use it, and something that will draw them in.

اپنی روح بیچ دی۔ شیطان کی یہ زنجیریں خرید لیں۔

Sold my soul. Bought these devil chains.

Sold my soul. Bought these devil chains.

[فلمی] انڈسٹری ایک ایسا ماحولیاتی نظام ہے جو بیمار ہو چکا ہے۔

The [film] industry is an ecosystem that's sick.

The [film] industry is an ecosystem that's sick.

کتابوں اور تصویروں کے ذریعے، میں نے ایک ایسی دنیا دیکھی جو میری اپنی نہیں تھی—اور مجھے احساس ہوا کہ ایک اور دنیا بھی موجود ہے۔ یہی وجہ ہے کہ میں تعلیم کے بارے میں فکر مند ہوں، کیونکہ یہ ہمارے بچوں کو دوسری دنیایں دیکھنے میں مدد دیتی ہے۔

Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own - and I realized that there was another world. That's why I'm concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds.

Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own - and I realized that there was another world. That's why I'm concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds.

शादी बहुत मेहनत का काम है। इसमें खूब गुस्सा और असली इंसानी ड्रामे भी होते हैं।

Marriage is such hard work. And it's full of rage and real human drama.

Marriage is such hard work. And it's full of rage and real human drama.

मैंने सालों पहले अपने बारे में छपने वाली कहानियाँ पढ़ना छोड़ दिया था। ऐसी हर चीज़ एक छुपे हुए बम की तरह है: उसमें कुछ भी लिखा हो, आप उसका गलत मतलब ही निकालेंगे। जब आपको पता है कि इससे आपका मूड खराब होने वाला है, तो फिर यह सब पढ़ना ही क्यों?

I decided years ago not to read stories about myself anymore. Each one is a potential minefield: Whatever it says, you're bound to take it the wrong way. Why do it if you know it's going to make you miserable?

I decided years ago not to read stories about myself anymore. Each one is a potential minefield: Whatever it says, you're bound to take it the wrong way. Why do it if you know it's going to make you miserable?

किताबों और तस्वीरों के ज़रिए मैंने एक ऐसी दुनिया देखी जो मेरी अपनी नहीं थी - और तब मुझे एहसास हुआ कि एक और दुनिया भी मौजूद है।

Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own - and I realized that there was another world.

Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own - and I realized that there was another world.

यही वजह है कि मुझे शिक्षा की इतनी फिक्र है, क्योंकि यह हमारे बच्चों को दूसरी दुनिया देखने में मदद करती है। शिक्षा मेरी अगली बड़ी प्राथमिकता है। जब स्कूलों से संगीत और कला को हटाया गया था, तो मेरा गुस्सा सातवें आसमान पर पहुँच गया था!

That's why I'm concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds. Education is my next big thing. When music and art were taken out of the schools, I went berserk!

That's why I'm concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds. Education is my next big thing. When music and art were taken out of the schools, I went berserk!

एक ऐसी दुनिया है जो मीडिया तय करती है, जिसमें लोग आपको ऊपर-ऊपर से सतही तौर पर देखते हैं। और दूसरी वह दुनिया है जिसमें आप असल में जीते हैं, जहाँ आपको तब भी उठना पड़ता है जब आपकी नींद पूरी नहीं हुई होती, आप बहुत बुरा महसूस कर रहे होते हैं और आपका चेहरा सूजा होता है।

There's the media-driven universe, in which the public perceives you in a superficial way. Then there's the universe that you actually inhabit, where you have to get up even if you didn't sleep so well, and you feel like crap and your face is swollen.

There's the media-driven universe, in which the public perceives you in a superficial way. Then there's the universe that you actually inhabit, where you have to get up even if you didn't sleep so well, and you feel like crap and your face is swollen.

कभी-कभी, जब मैं जगती हूँ, तो मेरी रूह किसी दूसरे शहर में होती है!

Sometimes, when I wake up, my soul is in another city!

Sometimes, when I wake up, my soul is in another city!

यह सच है कि इस संस्कृति में, उम्र बढ़ने के बाद आपको किनारे कर दिया जाता है। मैं यह अक्सर देखती हूँ, खासकर अपने पेशे में। मेरी उम्र में, आपको बस किसी की माँ का रोल मिलता है - और ऐसे रोल भी बहुत ज़्यादा कहाँ होते हैं!

It is true that in this culture, they throw you out when you get older. I see it all the time, especially in my business. At my age, you're playing somebody's mother - and there aren't even a lot of those roles!

It is true that in this culture, they throw you out when you get older. I see it all the time, especially in my business. At my age, you're playing somebody's mother - and there aren't even a lot of those roles!

लोग आपके रास्ते में दीवारें खड़ी कर देते हैं, और उनमें से एक दीवार है उम्र। वे आपसे कहते हैं, "आप बहुत बूढ़ी हो चुकी हैं। अब आप तस्वीरों में उतनी अच्छी नहीं लगतीं।" मैं जानती हूँ कि अब तस्वीरें उतनी अच्छी नहीं आतीं, तो मैं क्या कर सकती हूँ? मैं कुछ ऐसा कर सकती हूँ जहाँ मेरे दिखने से ज़्यादा फर्क न पड़े।

People put barriers up in your path, and one of those barriers is age. They tell you, "You're too old. You don't photograph so well anymore." I know I don't photograph so well anymore, so what can I do? I can do something different, where it doesn't matter as much how I look.

People put barriers up in your path, and one of those barriers is age. They tell you, "You're too old. You don't photograph so well anymore." I know I don't photograph so well anymore, so what can I do? I can do something different, where it doesn't matter as much how I look.

ऑस्कर का यही दस्तूर है - आपको याद रहता है कि किसे नॉमिनेशन मिला था, लेकिन यह याद नहीं रहता कि जीता कौन था!

That's the Oscars for ya - you remember who was nominated, but you don't remember who won!

That's the Oscars for ya - you remember who was nominated, but you don't remember who won!

14 साल की उम्र से लेकर 50 साल की होने तक, मैं बस एक ट्रेडमिल की तरह दौड़ती रही। मैंने कभी रुककर यह नहीं सोचा कि मैं क्या कर रही हूँ और न ही कभी अपनी पीठ थपथपाई।

From the age of 14 until I was 50, I just got on a treadmill and ran. I never stopped to assess what I was doing or to pat myself on the back.

From the age of 14 until I was 50, I just got on a treadmill and ran. I never stopped to assess what I was doing or to pat myself on the back.

मेरी बेटी बहुत आत्मनिर्भर है। लेकिन अगर वह किसी बात से परेशान होती है, तो वह मुझे ज़रूर बताती है। वह कमाल की है - एक पक्के इरादे वाली मजबूत लड़की।

My daughter very independent. But if she's upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She's great - a real tough cookie.

My daughter very independent. But if she's upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She's great - a real tough cookie.

मैंने हमेशा कहा है कि लोगों की उम्मीदें हकीकत से परे होती हैं।

I've always said that people have unrealistic expectations.

I've always said that people have unrealistic expectations.

मैं ज़िंदगी के हर पल को एक एपिसोड की तरह देखती हूँ - और शायद इसीलिए मेरे आस-पास के लोग हमेशा सतर्क रहते हैं!

I do look upon all of life as an episode - which is why the people around me are probably on guard!

I do look upon all of life as an episode - which is why the people around me are probably on guard!

मुझे इस ग्रह के भविष्य से डर लगता है। लेकिन एक अजीब से तरीके से, मैं इसको लेकर आश्वस्त भी हूँ।

I fear for the future of the planet. But in a funny way, I'm even sanguine about that.

I fear for the future of the planet. But in a funny way, I'm even sanguine about that.

ज़्यादातर लोग शहर में लाशों की तरह घूम रहे हैं; उनमें इतनी जान ही नहीं बची कि वे आस-पास फैली गंदगी को देख सकें। वे दूसरी जगहों से आते हैं और इसे एक बड़ा कूड़ेदान समझ बैठते हैं। क्या आप किसी कूड़ेदान में जीना और काम करना चाहते हैं? मैं तो नहीं चाहती। इसकी एक वजह यह भी है कि मैं दुनिया के सबसे साफ-सुथरे माहौल में पली-बढ़ी हूँ - हवाई, जहाँ ज़मीन पर कचरा फेंकना पाप माना जाता है।

Most people are walking around the city like corpses; they aren't alive enough to notice the trash. They come from other places and they see it as a big garbage dump. Do you want to live and work in a garbage dump? I don't. That's partly because I grew up in the most pristine environment possible - Hawaii, where it is sacrilege to leave your garbage on the ground.

Most people are walking around the city like corpses; they aren't alive enough to notice the trash. They come from other places and they see it as a big garbage dump. Do you want to live and work in a garbage dump? I don't. That's partly because I grew up in the most pristine environment possible - Hawaii, where it is sacrilege to leave your garbage on the ground.

अब दुनिया बदल चुकी है: सितारे आते हैं और जल्दी ही गायब हो जाते हैं, और ऐसे सितारों की भरमार है। मैंने एक आँकड़ा पढ़ा था कि पहले सभी रिकॉर्ड कंपनियाँ मिलकर साल भर में करीब 3,000 एल्बम निकालती थीं। अब वे कोई 30,000 निकालती हैं!

It's a different world now: Stars come and go quickly, and there are so many of them. I read a statistic that all the record companies combined used to put out around 3,000 albums in a year. Now they put out something like 30,000!

It's a different world now: Stars come and go quickly, and there are so many of them. I read a statistic that all the record companies combined used to put out around 3,000 albums in a year. Now they put out something like 30,000!

काम करते समय मैं हमेशा बूढ़ी लगती हूँ क्योंकि मैं इतनी परेशान और तनाव में आ जाती हूँ कि मेरा चेहरा किशमिश की तरह सिकुड़ जाता है, मैं चाहकर भी इसे रोक नहीं पाती।

I always look old when I work because I get so upset and tense that my face wrinkles up like a prune, I can't stop it.

I always look old when I work because I get so upset and tense that my face wrinkles up like a prune, I can't stop it.

सिर्फ इसलिए कि लोग आपसे मिलते नहीं हैं, इसका मतलब यह नहीं है कि वे अपनी ज़िंदगी में आगे बढ़ने के लिए दिन-रात पागलों की तरह मेहनत नहीं कर रहे हैं।

Just because people don't meet you doesn't mean they're not out there breaking their asses trying to get around.

Just because people don't meet you doesn't mean they're not out there breaking their asses trying to get around.

जब फिल्मों की शुरुआत हुई थी, तो दर्शक अभिनेत्रियों को शाम के गाउन में चलते हुए देखकर दंग रह जाते थे। उन्होंने पहले कभी ऐसा कुछ नहीं देखा था। वे उन अभिनेता-अभिनेत्रियों की तरह बनना चाहते थे, इसलिए फिल्मों ने उनके तौर-तरीकों को बहुत प्रभावित किया। बहुत से लोगों ने मार्टीनी पीना और सिगरेट पीना शुरू कर दिया क्योंकि उन्हें लगता था कि यह बहुत कूल है।

When the movies first started, audiences were dumbstruck to see actresses walking around in evening gowns. They'd never seen anything like that. They wanted to be like those actors and actresses, so the movies informed their behavior. A lot of people started drinking martinis and smoking cigarettes because they felt it was cool.

When the movies first started, audiences were dumbstruck to see actresses walking around in evening gowns. They'd never seen anything like that. They wanted to be like those actors and actresses, so the movies informed their behavior. A lot of people started drinking martinis and smoking cigarettes because they felt it was cool.

कुछ लोगों के लिए, एक पार्क उनकी पूरी दुनिया में इकलौती ऐसी जगह होती है जहाँ वे कुछ खूबसूरत देख पाते हैं।

For some people, a park is the only place in their entire world where they can see something beautiful.

For some people, a park is the only place in their entire world where they can see something beautiful.

दिखावा ही सब कुछ है, और आवाज़, विचार या गाने का तो कोई खास वजूद ही नहीं बचा है। आधे समय तो वो इंसान गाना गा भी नहीं रहा होता। संगीत की इस दुनिया को लेकर मेरे मन में थोड़ा अविश्वास है।

Image is everything, and the voice or the idea or the song is hardly anything at all. Half the time the person isn't even doing the singing. I'm a bit cynical about this [music] business.

Image is everything, and the voice or the idea or the song is hardly anything at all. Half the time the person isn't even doing the singing. I'm a bit cynical about this [music] business.

दुर्भाग्य से, जब भी न्यूयॉर्क में बजट की कमी होती है, पार्क्स डिपार्टमेंट पर सबसे पहले गाज गिरती है। इसलिए उन्हें जितनी मदद मिल सके, कम है।

Unfortunately, every time there's a budget crunch in New York, the Parks Department is usually the first to be cut. So they need all the help they can get.

Unfortunately, every time there's a budget crunch in New York, the Parks Department is usually the first to be cut. So they need all the help they can get.

मेरी माँ हमें सिर्फ म्यूजिकल फिल्में देखने की इजाज़त देती थीं।

My mother would only let us go to the musicals.

My mother would only let us go to the musicals.

यहाँ कीड़े-मकोड़े भी हैं, कबूतर और दूसरे शिकारी भी, लेकिन आपको उनसे डरना नहीं चाहिए, क्योंकि प्रकृति का नियम यही है।

There are bugs and there are the pigeons and other predators, but you shouldn't be afraid of them, because this is how nature works.

There are bugs and there are the pigeons and other predators, but you shouldn't be afraid of them, because this is how nature works.

सांस्कृतिक रूप से, सार्वजनिक जगहों के प्रति लोगों की सोच बदलना बहुत मुश्किल काम है।

Culturally, it's very hard to change people's attitudes about public space.

Culturally, it's very hard to change people's attitudes about public space.

अगर मैं अपने पहनावे से सहज महसूस नहीं करती, तो मैं किसी भी चीज़ से सहज महसूस नहीं करती।

If I don't feel right about what I'm in, I don't feel right about anything.

If I don't feel right about what I'm in, I don't feel right about anything.

दिनों-दिन, मैं शायद ही कुछ बोलती थी, और जब बोलती भी थी तो बस अजीब-गरीब बकवास ही मुँह से निकलती थी। मैं गुस्सैल और मोटी हो गई थी। कोई मेरे पास फटकता तक नहीं था, सिवाय खाने के समय वेटरों के।

For days on end, I would hardly speak, and when I did only the vilest sort of gibberish would spout forth. I became morose and fat. Unapproachable, except when eating - and then only by waiters.

For days on end, I would hardly speak, and when I did only the vilest sort of gibberish would spout forth. I became morose and fat. Unapproachable, except when eating - and then only by waiters.

भावनाओं की एक ऐसी गहराई होती है जिसे आप किसी दोस्त के साथ टटोलते हैं, वैसी अपने परिवार के साथ नहीं कर पाते।

There's a kind of emotional exploration you plumb with a friend that you don't really do with your family.

There's a kind of emotional exploration you plumb with a friend that you don't really do with your family.

मैंने हमेशा यही कहा है कि हमारी शादी इसलिए हुई क्योंकि टीवी पर कुछ देखने लायक नहीं था।

I've always said we got married because there was nothing on TV.

I've always said we got married because there was nothing on TV.

कुछ लोग कहते हैं कि प्यार एक उस्तरा है, जो आपकी रूह को लहूलुहान कर देता है।

Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed.

Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed.

हर इंसान का यह कर्तव्य है कि वह अपनी पूरी क्षमता के साथ जिए।

People have an obligation to live up to their potential.

People have an obligation to live up to their potential.

जो देने से डरता है, वह कभी कुछ पा नहीं सकता, और जो मौत से डरता है, वह कभी जीना सीख ही नहीं पाता।

It's the one who won't be taken that cannot seem to give, and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.

It's the one who won't be taken that cannot seem to give, and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.

मैंने अपनी रूह रॉक 'एन' रोल के नाम कर दी।

I sold my soul to rock 'n' roll.

I sold my soul to rock 'n' roll.

आज हम महिलाएं जो आधुनिक इनरवीयर पहनती हैं, उसके आविष्कारक एक जर्मन वैज्ञानिक और opera प्रेमी थे जिनका नाम ओटो टिट्सलिंग था।

The inventor of the modern foundation garment that we women wear today was a German scientist and opera lover by the name of Otto Titsling.

The inventor of the modern foundation garment that we women wear today was a German scientist and opera lover by the name of Otto Titsling.

यह [फिल्म] इंडस्ट्री पुरुषों द्वारा चलाई जाती है, और वे मूल रूप से केवल अपनी ही बिरादरी में दिलचस्पी रखते हैं, उन्हें इस बात से कोई खास फर्क नहीं पड़ता कि महिलाएं भी इंसानियत का हिस्सा हैं।

The [film] business is run by men, and they're basically interested in their own species, and they're not so interested in women belonging to the human race.

The [film] business is run by men, and they're basically interested in their own species, and they're not so interested in women belonging to the human race.

हाल यह है कि मुझ जैसी जीवंत और रंगीन महिला को—जो अपने इलाके में जानी जाती है—प्रिंटेड साक्षात्कारों में ऐसा दिखाया जाता है जैसे मैं कोई सब्जी या पौधा हूँ।

Here I am, one of the most colorful women of my time - if not of my block - being made to sound positively legumelike in printed interviews.

Here I am, one of the most colorful women of my time - if not of my block - being made to sound positively legumelike in printed interviews.

बहुत से लोगों को खूबसूरती देखने का मौका ही नहीं मिलता। जब मैं छोटी थी, तो मेरी मां के पास देखने के लिए गिनती की कुछ ही सुंदर चीजें थीं।

A lot of people have no access to beauty. When I was growing up, my mother had only a few pretty things to look at.

A lot of people have no access to beauty. When I was growing up, my mother had only a few pretty things to look at.

मेरे अंदर जो कुछ भी है... वह न तो कठोर है, न ठंडा है, और न ही कोई बेरहम महत्वकांक्षा है, बात यह बिल्कुल नहीं है। यह सफलता की एक तड़प ज़रूर है, लेकिन यह कोई साधारण चाहत नहीं... बल्कि एक ऐसा दबाव है जिस पर मेरा कोई बस नहीं है। यह कोई ऐसी ताकत है जो मुझे आगे धकेल रही है, मैं खुद को आगे नहीं धकेल रही।

What I have in me... it's not hard, and it's not cold, and it's not fierce ambition, that's not what it is. It's a drive [for success], but it's not a drive...it's being driven, it's something I have no control over. It's something pushing me, I'm not pushing myself.

What I have in me... it's not hard, and it's not cold, and it's not fierce ambition, that's not what it is. It's a drive [for success], but it's not a drive...it's being driven, it's something I have no control over. It's something pushing me, I'm not pushing myself.

जब आपके पास एक पक्की नौकरी होती है, तो आप खुद को और ज्यादा निखारने के लिए प्रेरित महसूस करते हैं।

When you have a steady job you're more inspired to broaden yourself.

When you have a steady job you're more inspired to broaden yourself.

अगर उन्हें [ऑडिशन के दौरान] तुम्हारी आवाज़ पसंद नहीं आई, तो वे तुम्हें किसी भी हाल में नहीं चुनेंगे—चाहे तुम्हारी ड्रेस फटी हो या न फटी हो, चाहे तुम जैसे भी दिखो।

If they [at the audition] don't like the way you sound they won't buy you anyway, ripped dress or no ripped dress, ass hanging out or no ass hanging out.

If they [at the audition] don't like the way you sound they won't buy you anyway, ripped dress or no ripped dress, ass hanging out or no ass hanging out.

मेरे माता-पिता ने कभी कॉलेज जाने का दबाव नहीं डाला, लेकिन वे चाहते थे कि हम कुछ सीखें। टीचर, लाइब्रेरियन, सेक्रेटरी, नर्स—मेरे सभी भाई-बहन नौकरी करते थे। लेकिन मैं अपना खुद का बॉस बनना चाहती थी, एक स्वतंत्र ठेकेदार।

My parents have not insisted that we go to college, but she wanted us to learn. Teacher, librarian, secretary, nurse. All my siblings were employed. But I wanted to be the boss, an independent contractor.

My parents have not insisted that we go to college, but she wanted us to learn. Teacher, librarian, secretary, nurse. All my siblings were employed. But I wanted to be the boss, an independent contractor.