अगर आप ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा सोचते हैं, तो चीज़ें बहुत प्रभावित होती हैं; मैं सहज रूप से काम करता हूँ, एक तरह से पेंटिंग करने की तरह। बहुत ज़्यादा सोचेंगे, तो सब कुछ बर्बाद कर देंगे।
If you over-think, it affects things too much; I work instinctively, like painting in a way. Think too much, and you ruin everything.
If you over-think, it affects things too much; I work instinctively, like painting in a way. Think too much, and you ruin everything.
मैंने बिल्कुल साधारण तरीके से कॉमेडी करना शुरू किया था, क्योंकि मुझे लगा, "यही तो उम्मीद की जाती है, आपको कहानियाँ सुनानी हैं और लोगों की हरकतों को ऑब्ज़र्व करना है।" और फिर मुझे एहसास हुआ कि मुझे इसमें थोड़ा बदलाव करना चाहिए, इसलिए मैंने गाने गाना शुरू किया, मंच पर एक छोटा कीबोर्ड रखा और छोटे-छोटे प्रॉप्स इस्तेमाल करने लगा। फिर मैंने किसी किरदार के बारे में बात करने और मंच पर वही किरदार बन जाने का विचार सोचा। तो यह धीरे-धीरे ऐसे स्टैंड-अप में बदल गया जो किरदारों पर आधारित था, और मैंने पाया कि इसी चीज़ पर मुझे ज़्यादा बेहतर प्रतिक्रिया मिली और यह मेरे लिए ज़्यादा रोमांचक था।
I started doing comedy just as myself, because I thought, "This is what's expected, you're meant to tell stories and do observations." And then I started to realize that I wanted to mix it up a bit, so I started to doing songs, and I had a little keyboard onstage and would bring in little props. Then I thought about the idea of talking about a character and becoming the character onstage. So, it sort of morphed into being stand-up that was more character based, and I found that's the stuff I got the better reaction from and was more exciting for me.
I started doing comedy just as myself, because I thought, "This is what's expected, you're meant to tell stories and do observations." And then I started to realize that I wanted to mix it up a bit, so I started to doing songs, and I had a little keyboard onstage and would bring in little props. Then I thought about the idea of talking about a character and becoming the character onstage. So, it sort of morphed into being stand-up that was more character based, and I found that's the stuff I got the better reaction from and was more exciting for me.
मैंने ऐसे ऑटोग्राफ सेशन किए हैं जहाँ बुज़ुर्ग लोग मेरे साथ तस्वीरें खिंचवाने और मुझसे चीज़ें साइन कराने के लिए कतार में खड़े होते हैं। वे यह नाटक भी नहीं करते कि यह उनके पोते-पोतियों के लिए है। वे सीधे कहते हैं, "नहीं, यह मेरे लिए है।"
I've done signings where elderly people will line up to get photos with me and ask me to sign things. They don't even pretend it's for their grandkids. They're like, "No, it's for me."
I've done signings where elderly people will line up to get photos with me and ask me to sign things. They don't even pretend it's for their grandkids. They're like, "No, it's for me."
मैं सिर्फ कुछ बहुत ही अजीब बात कहकर लोगों को परेशान या चकित नहीं करना चाहता।
I don't just want to upset people and shock people by saying something really outrageous.
I don't just want to upset people and shock people by saying something really outrageous.
मैं एक बार एक नाइटक्लब में किम कर्दाशियन से मिला था, और वह वाकई बहुत अच्छी थीं। कान्ये वेस्ट उनके साथ थे, पर उन्होंने कुछ नहीं बोला। वह बस मुझे देखते रहे।
I met Kim Kardashian in a nightclub once, and she was really nice. Kanye West was with her, but he didn't speak. He just looked at me.
I met Kim Kardashian in a nightclub once, and she was really nice. Kanye West was with her, but he didn't speak. He just looked at me.
जोकर के आँसू और कॉमिक के अंधेरे पहलू को तलाशने की इस लगातार कोशिश से मैं ऊब चुका हूँ।
I get bored with the constant probing for the cliched tears of the clown, the dark side of the comic.
I get bored with the constant probing for the cliched tears of the clown, the dark side of the comic.
मुझे लगता है कि मैं बहुत सामान्य हूँ। इतना सामान्य कि बोरिंग हूँ।
I feel like I'm so normal. So normal it's boring.
I feel like I'm so normal. So normal it's boring.
मुझे पूरा यकीन था कि 'समर हाइट्स हाई' एबीसी (ABC) का एक सीमित दायरे वाला कल्ट शो बनकर रह जाएगा; मुझे ज़रा भी अंदाज़ा नहीं था कि यह इतना बड़ा हिट हो जाएगा।
I was sure 'Summer Heights High' would be a cult ABC thing; I had no idea it would be such a big hit.
I was sure 'Summer Heights High' would be a cult ABC thing; I had no idea it would be such a big hit.
धार्मिक हास्य वास्तव में मेरा क्षेत्र नहीं है, इसलिए शायद मैं उस पर या राजनीति पर कुछ नहीं करूँगा।
Religious humor is not really my area, so I probably wouldn't do anything about that, or politics or something.
Religious humor is not really my area, so I probably wouldn't do anything about that, or politics or something.
मैं 'जर्सी शोर' और उस तरह के शो का बहुत बड़ा फैन नहीं हूँ जहाँ लोग कैमरों के सामने ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा नाटक करते हैं।
I'm not a big fan of 'Jersey Shore' and those kinds of shows where people are really playing up to the cameras.
I'm not a big fan of 'Jersey Shore' and those kinds of shows where people are really playing up to the cameras.
एक बार जब मैं हाई स्कूल में आ गया, तो मुझे जब भी कोई भाषण या स्पीच देनी होती थी, मुझे दर्शकों के सामने होना बहुत पसंद था, और वह हमेशा किसी किरदार के रूप में होता था। फिर मैंने पाया कि टीचर की नकल उतारना हँसाने का एक बहुत ही बढ़िया तरीका है, और इससे आपको अच्छे नंबर भी मिलते थे, क्योंकि टीचर्स हमेशा बोर रहते थे और अपनी 'टीचर-पैरोडी' देखना पसंद करते थे। तो वह स्कूल में मेरा छोटा सा हथकंडा बन गया, और मैं इसके लिए मशहूर हो गया।
Once I got into high school, any time I had to do a talk or a speech, I just loved being up in front of an audience, it was always a character. And then I discovered that an impersonation of the teacher was a really, really good way to get a laugh, and it would also get you good marks, because the teachers were always bored and loved to be the "teacher-parody." So that became my little trick at school, and I became known for doing that.
Once I got into high school, any time I had to do a talk or a speech, I just loved being up in front of an audience, it was always a character. And then I discovered that an impersonation of the teacher was a really, really good way to get a laugh, and it would also get you good marks, because the teachers were always bored and loved to be the "teacher-parody." So that became my little trick at school, and I became known for doing that.
सच कहूँ तो, 'समर हाइट्स हाई' के बाद जो सारा बखेड़ा खड़ा हुआ, उसके बाद मैंने सोच लिया था कि 'अब मैं कभी कुछ विवादित या तीखा नहीं लिखूँगा; मैं यह इल्जाम झेल ही नहीं सकता।'
To be honest, after all the crap that happened with 'Summer Heights High,' I was like, 'I'm not going to write anything controversial or edgy ever again; I just can't handle the blame.'
To be honest, after all the crap that happened with 'Summer Heights High,' I was like, 'I'm not going to write anything controversial or edgy ever again; I just can't handle the blame.'
मुझे लगता है कि यह बात मुझे बहुत रोमांचित करती है—किसी किरदार में इतनी गहराई से उतर जाना कि लोग सचमुच यह मान लें कि वह असली है, और मैं खुद भी उसे असली मानने लगूँ। यह कहने में थोड़ा अजीब लग सकता है, लेकिन हर छोटी-बड़ी बात को सही ढंग से निभाना और उस किरदार में पूरी तरह डूब जाना ही असली रोमांच है, ताकि लोग उस भ्रम को सच मान बैठें।
I think it just really excites me, the idea of delving so far into a character that people actually believe it's real, and I start to believe it's real. It's a strange thing to say, but it's the thrill of getting all the details right and being so absorbed in the character that people go along with the illusion.
I think it just really excites me, the idea of delving so far into a character that people actually believe it's real, and I start to believe it's real. It's a strange thing to say, but it's the thrill of getting all the details right and being so absorbed in the character that people go along with the illusion.
ऑस्ट्रेलिया में मुझे एक कॉमेडी हीरो के रूप में देखा जाता है, जबकि मेरा इरादा कभी ऐसा नहीं था।
In Australia, I'm built up as this comedy hero, which was never my intention.
In Australia, I'm built up as this comedy hero, which was never my intention.
मुझे कुछ भी लिखने में काफ़ी समय लगता है।
It takes me ages to write stuff.
It takes me ages to write stuff.
मुझे लगता है कि कभी-कभी लोग किरदारों से काफ़ी गहराई से जुड़ जाते हैं और भावुक हो जाते हैं, और यह देखना वाकई बहुत शानदार है कि आप लोगों के भीतर ऐसे जज़्बात जगा सकते हैं। मुझे लगता है कि मेरी प्रेरणा यह नहीं है कि "अरे, मुझे तो बस एक मज़ाकिया इंसान बनना है, मुझे वह मशहूर मज़ाकिया इंसान बनना है।" यह बात मुझे उतनी नहीं भाती, जितनी लोगों को इस सफ़र पर ले जाना और उन्हें किरदारों के उस भ्रम की दुनिया में डुबो देना। यह मेरे लिए कहीं ज़्यादा रोमांचक है।
I think sometimes people become quite emotional about the characters as well, and that's pretty cool that you can get that emotion out of people. And I think that's more my motivation than like, "Hey I want to be the funny guy, I want to be that famous funny guy." That doesn't sit as well with me as the idea of taking people on this ride and taking them into the illusion of the characters. That's much more exciting for me.
I think sometimes people become quite emotional about the characters as well, and that's pretty cool that you can get that emotion out of people. And I think that's more my motivation than like, "Hey I want to be the funny guy, I want to be that famous funny guy." That doesn't sit as well with me as the idea of taking people on this ride and taking them into the illusion of the characters. That's much more exciting for me.
मैं हॉलीवुड फ़िल्मों में काम करने वाले बड़े-बड़े अभिनेताओं से मिला हूँ, और उनका कहना होता है कि उन्हें बस एचबीओ (HBO) में एंट्री मिल जाए और उनका खुद का शो आ जाए, वे और कुछ नहीं चाहते।
I've met big-name actors doing Hollywood films, and they've said that all they want is an in at HBO and their own show.
I've met big-name actors doing Hollywood films, and they've said that all they want is an in at HBO and their own show.
मैं ऐसा व्यक्ति नहीं हूँ जो मैनेजमेंट संभाल सके। लोगों पर रोब जमाना या उन्हें हुक्म देना मेरी शख्सियत के बिल्कुल खिलाफ़ है।
I'm not really a management-type person. It doesn't suit my personality to be bossing people around.
I'm not really a management-type person. It doesn't suit my personality to be bossing people around.
मैं कभी न कभी कोई ब्रिटिश किरदार निभाना ज़रूर पसंद करूँगा। हालाँकि, मेरा लहज़ा बहुत आसानी से स्कॉटिश और आयरिश के बीच झूलने लगता है।
I would love to play a British character one day. My accent wavers between Scottish and Irish very easily, though.
I would love to play a British character one day. My accent wavers between Scottish and Irish very easily, though.
खुद को नस्लवादी सुनना वाकई बहुत भयानक अनुभव है।
It's pretty awful being told you're a racist.
It's pretty awful being told you're a racist.
लोग सोचते हैं कि मैं कोई ऐसा जीनियस हूँ जिसके पास दुनिया के लिए बहुत गहरे विचार और संदेश हैं, पर असल में ऐसा कुछ नहीं है।
People think that I'm some kind of genius who's got these statements to say, and I'm not really.
People think that I'm some kind of genius who's got these statements to say, and I'm not really.
मुझे याद है स्कूल के दिनों में मैं नाटकों और म्यूज़िकल में हिस्सा लेता था; 'कैमेलॉट' नाटक के सेट के पीछे मैं एक शूरवीर (नाइट) बना खड़ा रहता था। बस ऐसे ही छोटे-मोटे काम होते थे, जो मैं असल में करना नहीं चाहता था। असली और मज़ेदार किरदार तब बाहर आए जब चीज़ें पूरी तरह मेरे नियंत्रण में थीं और उन्हें मैंने खुद लिखा था।
I guess my performance at school was doing school musicals, so I was a knight as well at the back of the stage in Camelot. It was all those kind of things. It wasn't the stuff that I wanted to do. The real funny character stuff came out when I was in control of it myself and writing it myself.
I guess my performance at school was doing school musicals, so I was a knight as well at the back of the stage in Camelot. It was all those kind of things. It wasn't the stuff that I wanted to do. The real funny character stuff came out when I was in control of it myself and writing it myself.
मैं पढ़ाई में बहुत बेकार छात्र था। काबिलियत थी मुझमें, पर मुझे कभी यह पसंद नहीं था कि कोई मुझे बताए कि क्या करना है, इसलिए मैं हमेशा स्कूल की सबसे कमज़ोर क्लास में रहता था। ऑस्ट्रेलिया में बहुत से छात्र दसवीं के बाद पढ़ाई छोड़ देते हैं और आखिरी साल में नहीं जाते, और मुझे भी स्कूल छोड़ने के लिए कह दिया गया क्योंकि उनका मानना था कि मेरा प्रदर्शन अच्छा नहीं है। मैं छुपकर पियानो बजाने चला जाता था और स्कूल के नियमों की धज्जियाँ उड़ाता था।
I was terrible student. I was capable, but I never like being told what to do, so I was always in the bottom class at school. In Australia, a lot of students study to the end of year 10, but don't go on to the final year, and I was asked to leave the school because they just thought I wasn't performing well enough. I used to sneak off to play piano, and defy the rules of the school.
I was terrible student. I was capable, but I never like being told what to do, so I was always in the bottom class at school. In Australia, a lot of students study to the end of year 10, but don't go on to the final year, and I was asked to leave the school because they just thought I wasn't performing well enough. I used to sneak off to play piano, and defy the rules of the school.
जब मैं स्कूल में था, तो हमेशा स्क्रिप्ट लिखता रहता था और अलग-अलग वेशभूषा में किरदार निभाता था। मैं हमेशा वही लड़का होता था जो स्टेज पर चढ़ जाता था। मज़े के लिए मैं काल्पनिक टीवी शो, जैसे सोप ओपेरा, लिखा करता था।
When I was in school, I was always writing scripts and dressing up as characters. I'd constantly be that guy who'd get up on stage. I used to write imaginary TV shows, like soap operas, for fun.
When I was in school, I was always writing scripts and dressing up as characters. I'd constantly be that guy who'd get up on stage. I used to write imaginary TV shows, like soap operas, for fun.
जब मैंने 'वी कैन बी हीरोज़' (We Can Be Heroes) लिखा, तो मैं ढेरों अलग-अलग किरदार निभाने के विचार से ही इतना ज़्यादा उत्साहित था, और एक टेलीविज़न सीरीज़ ही आपको ऐसा करने का मौका देती है।
When I wrote 'We Can Be Heroes,' I was just so excited about the concept of playing loads of characters, and a television series allows you to do that.
When I wrote 'We Can Be Heroes,' I was just so excited about the concept of playing loads of characters, and a television series allows you to do that.