देखिए, अपनी पसंद की कुछ फ़िल्मों के साथ यहाँ बैठकर यह सोचना बहुत आसान है कि मेरा भी मौका लग सकता है और खुद पर बहुत इतराना भी आसान है। लेकिन, ज़रा सोचिए, आज से तीन साल बाद, मैं बहुत आसानी से यह पूछ रहा हो सकता हूँ—'कागज़ का थैला या प्लास्टिक का?'

Look, it's very easy to sit here right now with some films in the bank that I like and think I have a shot and feel pretty cocky. But, you know, three years from now, I could very easily be saying, 'Paper or plastic?'

Look, it's very easy to sit here right now with some films in the bank that I like and think I have a shot and feel pretty cocky. But, you know, three years from now, I could very easily be saying, 'Paper or plastic?'

निर्देशक जहाज़ के कप्तान होते हैं, और एक मुख्य अभिनेता के रूप में आपकी ज़िम्मेदारी यह सुनिश्चित करना होती है कि बाकी कलाकार भी निर्देशक की हर बात मानकर इस बात को समझें।

Directors are the captains of the ship, and it's your job as the lead actor to make sure that the rest of the cast understand that by doing whatever he says.

Directors are the captains of the ship, and it's your job as the lead actor to make sure that the rest of the cast understand that by doing whatever he says.

लेकिन मैं बूढ़ा होने को लेकर थोड़ा सहज हूँ क्योंकि यह दूसरे विकल्प, यानी मर जाने, से बेहतर है। इसलिए मैं बूढ़ा होना चुनूँगा।

But I'm kind of comfortable with getting older because it's better than the other option, which is being dead. So I'll take getting older.

But I'm kind of comfortable with getting older because it's better than the other option, which is being dead. So I'll take getting older.

सरकार को बंद कर देना इस बात का तरीका नहीं है कि सरकार कैसे चलाई जाती है।

Shutting down the government is not how you make government work.

Shutting down the government is not how you make government work.

मैंने कसम खाई है कि बैट-सूट पहनने से पहले मैं कोई तरल पदार्थ नहीं पीऊंगा।

I resolve not to drink liquids before donning the Bat-suit.

I resolve not to drink liquids before donning the Bat-suit.

यह शुरुआती हफ़्ते की कमाई के बारे में नहीं है। यह एक करियर के बारे में है, ऐसी फ़िल्मों का गुलदस्ता तैयार करने के बारे में है जिन पर आपको गर्व हो। बात खत्म।

It's not about an opening weekend. It's about a career, building a set of films you're proud of. Period.

It's not about an opening weekend. It's about a career, building a set of films you're proud of. Period.

मेरे पिता ने 2004 में कांग्रेस का चुनाव लड़ा था, और मुझे यह अहसास हुआ कि एक निश्चित हद तक समझौता किए बिना ज़्यादा सफलता हासिल करने का कोई रास्ता नहीं है।

My father ran for Congress in 2004, and I got a sense that there is no way to achieve much success without a certain amount of compromise.

My father ran for Congress in 2004, and I got a sense that there is no way to achieve much success without a certain amount of compromise.

मैं ब्रैड पिट से सिर्फ दो साल बड़ा हूँ, लेकिन मैं उनसे काफी बड़ा दिखता हूँ, जो बात कभी मुझे बहुत परेशान करती थी। अब ऐसा नहीं होता। मुझे उस साँचे में फिट होने और टॉम क्रूज़ तथा ब्रैड से मात खाने की ज़रूरत नहीं है।

I'm only two years older than Brad Pitt, but I look a lot older, which used to greatly frustrate me. It doesn't anymore. I don't have to fit into that category and get trounced by Tom Cruise and Brad.

I'm only two years older than Brad Pitt, but I look a lot older, which used to greatly frustrate me. It doesn't anymore. I don't have to fit into that category and get trounced by Tom Cruise and Brad.

सरकार खुद 'सोप्रानोस' (टीवी शो) की तरह चल रही है जहाँ वे पीछे बैठकर सौदेबाज़ी करते हैं। और वे कहते हैं—'ठीक है, मैं यह करूँगा: फ्रांस, तुम्हें पाइपलाइन मिल रही हैं।'

The government itself is running exactly like the Sopranos and they sit back and they make deals. And they say okay, 'I'm going do this: France, you're getting the pipelines.'

The government itself is running exactly like the Sopranos and they sit back and they make deals. And they say okay, 'I'm going do this: France, you're getting the pipelines.'

मैं आपके द्वारा मिले सबसे कम मेट्रोसेक्सुअल (अपनी बनावट का अत्यधिक ध्यान रखने वाले) इंसान हूँ। मैंने कभी अपने हाथों या पैरों के नाखूनों की देखभाल (मैनिपेडी) नहीं कराई है, और दूसरों द्वारा मेरे बाल काटने की तुलना में मैंने खुद अपने बाल ज़्यादा बार काटे हैं।

I'm the least metrosexual cat you've ever met. I've never had my fingernails or toenails done, and I've cut my own hair longer than other people have cut my hair.

I'm the least metrosexual cat you've ever met. I've never had my fingernails or toenails done, and I've cut my own hair longer than other people have cut my hair.

हम लोगों के लिए वैसी फ़िल्में बनाने की कोशिश करते हैं [जो] ऐसी फ़िल्में हों जिन्हें हम खुद देखना पसंद करेंगे। इन्हें बनाना आसान नहीं होता। इन्हें बनाना मुश्किल होता है। इन्हें बनाने के लिए आपको बजट कम रखना पड़ता है। लेकिन दिन के अंत में, मैं वास्तव में प्रतियोगिता की चिंता नहीं करता, क्योंकि मैं इसके बारे में इस तरह से सोचता ही नहीं हूँ। मुझे ऐसा नहीं लगता कि मैं किसी के साथ दौड़ में हूँ।

We try to make films for people [that are] the films that we'd like to see. They're not easy to get made. They're hard to get made. You have to keep the budget low to get them made. But at the end of the day, I don't really worry about competition, because I don't really think of it that way. I don't feel like I'm in a race with anybody.

We try to make films for people [that are] the films that we'd like to see. They're not easy to get made. They're hard to get made. You have to keep the budget low to get them made. But at the end of the day, I don't really worry about competition, because I don't really think of it that way. I don't feel like I'm in a race with anybody.

मेरी आंटी रोज़ी थीं, जो पहले बहुत मशहूर थीं और बाद में नहीं रहीं, इसलिए मुझे कम उम्र में ही प्रसिद्धि का पाठ मिल गया। और मैं समझ गया कि इसका आपसे कितना कम लेना-देना है। और यह भी कि आप इसका इस्तेमाल कैसे कर सकते हैं।

I had my Aunt Rosie, who was famous and then not, so I got a lesson in fame early on. And I understood how little it has to do with you. And also how you could use it.

I had my Aunt Rosie, who was famous and then not, so I got a lesson in fame early on. And I understood how little it has to do with you. And also how you could use it.

हर कोई ऐसे नैतिक विकल्प चुनता है जो खुद को बेहतर बनाते हैं और इस प्रक्रिया में किसी और को ठेस पहुँचाते हैं—और यह बात मायने रखती है कि क्या साधन सही मायनों में साध्य को उचित ठहराते हैं। और मेरे लिए, यह एक सार्वभौमिक सच है।

Everyone makes moral choices that better themselves and hurt someone else along the way - and whether or not the means justify the ends. And that, to me, is universal.

Everyone makes moral choices that better themselves and hurt someone else along the way - and whether or not the means justify the ends. And that, to me, is universal.

अगर आप पीछे मुड़कर देखें, तो अकादमी (ऑस्कर) बेहतर काम कर रही थी। ज़रा सोचिए कि पहले कितने ज़्यादा अफ्रीकी-अमेरिकी कलाकारों को नामांकित किया जाता था। हमें इसमें सुधार करने की ज़रूरत है। हम पहले इस मामले में बेहतर थे।

If you think back , the Academy was doing a better job. Think about how many more African Americans were nominated.We need to get better at this. We used to be better at it.

If you think back , the Academy was doing a better job. Think about how many more African Americans were nominated.We need to get better at this. We used to be better at it.

मैं ज़्यादा नहीं सोता। कह लीजिए कि पाँच से छह घंटे। आप यह तर्क दे सकते हैं कि लोग जैसे-जैसे उम्रदराज होते हैं, कम सोते हैं—शायद इसलिए क्योंकि वे किसी न किसी मोड़ पर मरने से डरते हैं। मैं जानता हूँ कि मेरे माता-पिता ज़्यादा नहीं सोते। मैं जानता हूँ कि जब मैं छोटा था तो दोपहर बारह बजे तक सो सकता था। अब दस बजे तक बिस्तर में पड़े रहने की बात मैं सोच भी नहीं सकता। मुझे समझ नहीं आएगा कि क्या करूँ, बशर्ते टीवी पर कोई फुटबॉल मैच न आ रहा हो।

I don't sleep much. Five to six, I'd say. You could argue that people, as they get older, sleep less - probably because they're afraid of dying at some point. I know my parents don't sleep much. I know that I used to be able to sleep until noon when I was younger. I couldn't fathom staying in bed until ten now. I wouldn't know what to do unless there's a football game on.

I don't sleep much. Five to six, I'd say. You could argue that people, as they get older, sleep less - probably because they're afraid of dying at some point. I know my parents don't sleep much. I know that I used to be able to sleep until noon when I was younger. I couldn't fathom staying in bed until ten now. I wouldn't know what to do unless there's a football game on.

मैं एक बार बार में था और मैंने अपने दोस्त से कहा, 'तुम्हें पता है, हम वही 40 साल के आदमी बन गए हैं जिन्हें हम कभी देखकर कहा करते थे, 'कितना दुखद है, है ना?'

I was in a bar and I said to a friend, 'You know, we've become those 40-year-old guys we used to look at and say, 'Isn't it sad?'

I was in a bar and I said to a friend, 'You know, we've become those 40-year-old guys we used to look at and say, 'Isn't it sad?'

मुझे लगता है कि आपको स्वचालित रूप से अपने अंगों का दान कर देना चाहिए क्योंकि इससे अंग दान का संतुलन बहुत बड़े पैमाने पर बदल जाएगा। कोई जो भी अंग ले ले, मैं उसे दान कर दूँगा, और शायद मैं दाह-संस्कार वाला रास्ता चुनूँगा।

I think you should automatically donate your organs because that would turn the balance of organ donation in a huge way. I would donate whatever anybody would take, and I'd probably do the cremation bit.

I think you should automatically donate your organs because that would turn the balance of organ donation in a huge way. I would donate whatever anybody would take, and I'd probably do the cremation bit.

आज हम जितने समय यहाँ हैं, उससे कहीं अधिक महिलाएँ और बच्चे इराक, अफगानिस्तान, फ़िलस्तीन, इज़राइल या लेबनान की तुलना में दारफ़ूर क्षेत्र में हिंसक तरीके से मारे जा चुके होंगे। इसलिए, 30 सितंबर के बाद, आपको संयुक्त राष्ट्र (UN) की ज़रूरत नहीं होगी—आपको बस फावड़े, सफेद कफ़न और कब्र के पत्थरों वाले आदमियों की ज़रूरत होगी।

In the time that we're here today, more women and children will die violently in the Darfur region than in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Israel or Lebanon. So, after September 30, you won't need the UN - you will simply need men with shovels and bleached white linen and headstones.

In the time that we're here today, more women and children will die violently in the Darfur region than in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Israel or Lebanon. So, after September 30, you won't need the UN - you will simply need men with shovels and bleached white linen and headstones.

निर्देशन का राज़ वास्तव में अच्छे लोगों के साथ काम करना है।

The secret of directing is working with really good people.

The secret of directing is working with really good people.

मेरे पास समय नहीं था। मैं टॉम क्रूज़ और निकोल किडमैन की शादी तुड़वाने में बहुत व्यस्त था। (इस अफवाह पर कि वह जूलिया रॉबर्ट्स और बेंजामिन ब्रैट के अलगाव के लिए ज़िम्मेदार थे)

I didn't have time. I was too busy breaking up Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's marriage. (on rumours he was responsible for Julia Roberts and Benjamin Bratt's break-up)

I didn't have time. I was too busy breaking up Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's marriage. (on rumours he was responsible for Julia Roberts and Benjamin Bratt's break-up)

राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्प के कृत्यों ने विदेशों में हमारे सहयोगियों के बीच चिंता और बेचैनी पैदा कर दी है और हमारे दुश्मनों को काफ़ी हौसला दिया है, और इसके लिए किसकी गलती है? असल में उनकी नहीं। उन्होंने डर की इस स्थिति को पैदा नहीं किया, उन्होंने केवल इसका फायदा उठाया—और काफी सफलतापूर्वक।

The actions of President Trump have caused alarm and dismay amongst our allies abroad and given considerable comfort to our enemies, and whose fault is that? Not really his. He didn't create this situation of fear, he merely exploited it - and rather successfully.

The actions of President Trump have caused alarm and dismay amongst our allies abroad and given considerable comfort to our enemies, and whose fault is that? Not really his. He didn't create this situation of fear, he merely exploited it - and rather successfully.

मुझे लगता है कि जब आप उस चीज़ के बारे में बात कर रहे हों जिसे मैं अभी भी कला मानता हूँ, तो प्रतियोगिता के बारे में सोचना बहुत अजीब बात है। मैं अभिनेताओं या फिल्म निर्माताओं के साथ प्रतिस्पर्धा करने के बारे में बिल्कुल नहीं सोचता। एक तरह से, आप बॉक्स ऑफिस पर प्रतिस्पर्धा ज़रूर करते हैं, लेकिन जब दोनों फ़िल्में रिलीज़ होती हैं, तो हमारे बीच इतनी दूरी होती है कि मुझे उसकी भी परवाह नहीं होती।

I find that it's a very odd thing to think of competition when you're talking about what I still think of as art. I don't think of competing with actors or filmmakers at all. You do compete, in a way, at the box office, but we're far enough apart when both films are coming out that I'm not concerned with that either.

I find that it's a very odd thing to think of competition when you're talking about what I still think of as art. I don't think of competing with actors or filmmakers at all. You do compete, in a way, at the box office, but we're far enough apart when both films are coming out that I'm not concerned with that either.

मैं ऐसी फ़िल्में बनाने में रुचि रखता हूँ जो सवाल पूछती हैं और ख़ास तौर पर जवाब नहीं देतीं।

I'm interested in making films that ask questions and don't particularly provide answers.

I'm interested in making films that ask questions and don't particularly provide answers.

कला अलग-अलग रूप लेती है... लेकिन यह हम सब में मौजूद किसी बुनियादी चीज़—हमारे इतिहास—को दर्शाती है।

Art takes different forms... But it represents something that is basic in all of us-our history.

Art takes different forms... But it represents something that is basic in all of us-our history.

मुझे ठीक से नहीं पता कि शादी की पवित्रता क्या है।

I'm not quite sure what the santicity of marriage is.

I'm not quite sure what the santicity of marriage is.

अगर आप निरंतर विकसित हो रहे हैं, तो समय के साथ एक अभिनेता के रूप में आप बेहतर होते जाते हैं। गायकों की तरह।

You get better as an actor over time if you're growing. Like singers.

You get better as an actor over time if you're growing. Like singers.

अब तक मैंने दो ऐसी फ़िल्में बनाई हैं जो मूल रूप से टेलीविज़न की दुनिया पर आधारित हैं क्योंकि मैं उस दुनिया को अच्छी तरह जानता हूँ।

So far I've done two films that have basically been about television because I know that world.

So far I've done two films that have basically been about television because I know that world.

मैं समय-समय पर 'बैटमैन एंड रॉबिन' देखता हूँ। यह मेरे द्वारा बनाई गई सबसे बुरी फ़िल्म है, इसलिए यह विनम्रता का एक अच्छा पाठ है।

I watch 'Batman & Robin' from time to time. It's the worst movie I ever made, so it's a good lesson in humility.

I watch 'Batman & Robin' from time to time. It's the worst movie I ever made, so it's a good lesson in humility.

मैं इतना भाग्यशाली रहा हूँ कि मैंने कुछ ऐसी फ़िल्में की हैं जो ओपनिंग वीकेंड (पहले हफ़्ते) से ज़्यादा समय तक टिकेंगी और ऐसी फ़िल्मों पर मुझे गर्व है।

I've been lucky enough to do a few films that will last longer than an opening weekend and those films are the ones I'm proud of.

I've been lucky enough to do a few films that will last longer than an opening weekend and those films are the ones I'm proud of.

अमेरिका अब किसी को नहीं हरा सकता।

America can't beat anyone anymore.

America can't beat anyone anymore.

'वन फाइन डे' करने और 'ईआर' (ER) में बाल रोग विशेषज्ञ की भूमिका निभाने के बाद, मैं कभी बच्चे पैदा नहीं करूँगा। मैं अपनी नसबंदी कराऊँगा।

After doing One Fine Day and playing a pediatrician on ER, I'll never have kids. I'm going to have a vasectomy.

After doing One Fine Day and playing a pediatrician on ER, I'll never have kids. I'm going to have a vasectomy.

स्टूडियो जिन चीज़ों को बनाने से कतराते हैं, उनकी सीमाओं को आगे बढ़ाने में मेरी गहरी रुचि है।

I have a real interest in pushing some of the limits of things that studios don't want to make.

I have a real interest in pushing some of the limits of things that studios don't want to make.

मैं असल मायनों में एक साधारण और निचले तबके का व्यक्ति हूँ।

I'm really white trash.

I'm really white trash.

اصل problem یہ ہے کہ ہم نے ایک مینیجر منتخب کیا ہے اور ہمیں ایک لیڈر کی ضرورت ہے۔ سچ تو یہ ہے کہ بش محض ایک بے وقوف انسان ہے۔

The problem is, we elected a manager and we need a leader. Let's face it: Bush is just dim.

The problem is, we elected a manager and we need a leader. Let's face it: Bush is just dim.

In 2003 main kah raha tha ke Iraq aur al-Qaida ka kya talluq hai? 9/11 se iska kya wajood hai? Main yeh achi tarah janta tha; woh saare Democrats kahan thay jinhon ne yeh kaha ke 'humein gumrah kiya gaya'? Yeh woh baat hai jo mujhe pagal kar deti hai: 'Humein gumrah kiya gaya.' Lanat ho tum par, tumhein kisi ne gumrah nahi kiya tha. Tumhein sirf is baat ka khauf tha ke log tumhein ghadar keh dein ge.

In 2003 I was saying, where are the ties [between Iraq] and al-Qaida? Where are the ties to 9/11? I knew it; where the f**k were these Democrats who said, 'We were misled'? That's the kind of thing that drives me crazy: 'We were misled.' F**k you, you weren't misled. You were afraid of being called unpatriotic.

In 2003 I was saying, where are the ties [between Iraq] and al-Qaida? Where are the ties to 9/11? I knew it; where the f**k were these Democrats who said, 'We were misled'? That's the kind of thing that drives me crazy: 'We were misled.' F**k you, you weren't misled. You were afraid of being called unpatriotic.

Agar aap is kamre mein hain, toh aap ne baazi maar li hai. Aap sab jeetne walay hain.

If you’re in the room, you've grabbed the brass ring. You are all winners.

If you’re in the room, you've grabbed the brass ring. You are all winners.

Sadha sa sach yeh hai ke har ek ke paas apni raaye hoti hai, har ek ko iska izhaar karne ka haq hasil hai, aur agar woh chahein toh unhein karna bhi chahiye.

The simple truth is that everyone has an opinion, everyone has the right to voice it, and they should if they want to.

The simple truth is that everyone has an opinion, everyone has the right to voice it, and they should if they want to.

Main waqai aakhri shakhs hoon jo kisi bhi cheez par, yaani kisi bhi mozu par koi mashwara de sake.

I'm certainly the last person to give advice on, well, anything.

I'm certainly the last person to give advice on, well, anything.

Main itna zeheen nahi hoon aur na hi mujhe is baat ka poora ilm hai ke wahan kya ho raha hai.

I'm not smart enough and I don't know enough about what's going on.

I'm not smart enough and I don't know enough about what's going on.

Al-Qaeda aur Iraq ke darmiyan koi talluq nahi hai.

There's no connection between al-Qaeda and Iraq.

There's no connection between al-Qaeda and Iraq.

Mere liye ek sachay watan parast ki taarif woh shakhs hai jo hamesha hukumat se sawal karne ke liye tayyar rehay; yahi baat humein doosray mulko se alag karti hai.

For me the definition of a patriot is someone who is willing to constantly question the government; that’s what separates us from other countries.

For me the definition of a patriot is someone who is willing to constantly question the government; that’s what separates us from other countries.

Main nahi janta ke kisi bhi qeemat par jeetna ghalat hai ya nahi. Kayi baar mujhe yeh mehsoos hua hai ke maqsad ke liye zariya koi bhi ho, wo durust hai.

I don't know if winning at any cost is wrong or not. There are times I've thought that the end justified the means.

I don't know if winning at any cost is wrong or not. There are times I've thought that the end justified the means.

Jab koi mujhe koi cheez talash karne ko kehta hai, tab main YouTube par jata hoon.

I go on YouTube when somebody says to look something up.

I go on YouTube when somebody says to look something up.

President Obama ke pehle term par logo ke liye tanqeed karna bohat aasan hai, lekin sach yeh hai ke unhein koi aisa mulk nahi mila tha jo behtareen halat mein ho.

It's very easy for people to be critical of President Obama's first term, but let's face it, he didn't exactly inherit the country in the best shape.

It's very easy for people to be critical of President Obama's first term, but let's face it, he didn't exactly inherit the country in the best shape.

Jitni bhi filme main ne banayi hain, un mein se zyada tar khas kamyaab nahi rahin. Mujhe hairat hoti hai ke main abhi tak kaam kar raha hoon.

Most of the films I've done haven't done particularly well. I'm surprised I'm continuing to work.

Most of the films I've done haven't done particularly well. I'm surprised I'm continuing to work.

Guzarte saano mein, hamare mulk ki tareekh mein, liberal logo ne aksar masail ke sahi pehlu ka sath diya hai.

Over the years, over the history of our country, liberals have stood on many of the right sides of the issues.

Over the years, over the history of our country, liberals have stood on many of the right sides of the issues.

Jab aap shuruat karte hain, toh aap kisi bhi job milne par khush ho jatay hain. Aur waqt ke sath sath, ya toh aap aage barhtay hain ya phir aapki raftaar ekdam tham jati hai.

When you first start out, you are just happy to get a job, any job. And as time goes on, either you move forward or screech to a halt.

When you first start out, you are just happy to get a job, any job. And as time goes on, either you move forward or screech to a halt.

Bila shuba, main har raat paanch baar jagta hoon.

Without question, I wake every night five times.

Without question, I wake every night five times.

Sach kahun toh, jaisa ke aap andaza laga sakte hain, khud ko direct karna aur yeh dekhne ke liye ke aap kitne buray hain ya nahi, monitors ke paas baar baar daud kar jana koi itna mazayedaar kaam nahi hai.

Honestly, as you can imagine, it really isn't all that fun directing yourself, running back and forth to the monitors to see if you're terrible or not.

Honestly, as you can imagine, it really isn't all that fun directing yourself, running back and forth to the monitors to see if you're terrible or not.

Main shayad electric car ke liye koi acha brand ambassador nahi ban sakoonga, kyunki main aaj bhi private jet mein safar karta hoon, aur private jet ki sirf ek udaan electric car ke mere saare nek kaamon par pani pher deti hai.

I probably wouldn't be a good spokesman for an electric car, because I'll still get on a private jet, and one flight on a private jet undoes all my electric-car good deeds.

I probably wouldn't be a good spokesman for an electric car, because I'll still get on a private jet, and one flight on a private jet undoes all my electric-car good deeds.

Mere khayal se bachay paida karna sab se zimmedarana kaam hai jo aap kar sakte hain. Yeh koi aisi cheez nahi hai jise halka liya jaye. Mujhmein woh gene nahi hai jo doosray logo mein apni nasal aage barhane ke liye hoti hai.

I think it's the most responsible thing you can do, to have kids. It's not something to be taken lightly. I don't have that gene that people have to replicate.

I think it's the most responsible thing you can do, to have kids. It's not something to be taken lightly. I don't have that gene that people have to replicate.

Maine likhne aur direction ke field mein kuch kamyaabi haasil ki hai, aur mujhe yeh pasand hai. Yeh sirf acting karne se kahin zyada creative hai, aur mere paas aisi baatein hain jo main kehna aur karna chahta hoon.

I've had some success at writing and directing, and I like it. It's infinitely more creative than just acting, and I have things I want to say and do.

I've had some success at writing and directing, and I like it. It's infinitely more creative than just acting, and I have things I want to say and do.

Awards show walay din, main basketball khel sakta hoon, andar jaa kar naha sakta hoon aur tux pehen sakta hoon — mujhe tux pehenne mein sirf teen minute lagte hain — aur 15 minute mein ghar se baahar ho sakta hoon.

On an awards-show day, I can play basketball, go in, take a shower and put on a tux - it takes me three minutes to put on a tux - and be out the door in 15 minutes.

On an awards-show day, I can play basketball, go in, take a shower and put on a tux - it takes me three minutes to put on a tux - and be out the door in 15 minutes.

Jis industry mein main ne lambay arsay tak jin logo ki sab se zyada izzat ki hai — misal ke tor par Paul Newman. Mujhe unka screen par umar barhne ke sath handle karne ka andaz bohat pasand aaya. Yeh samajhna padta hai ke ab aap buniyadi tor par ek character actor ban chuke hain.

The people I've respected most in the industry over the years - Paul Newman, for instance. I just loved the way he handled growing old on-screen. It's understanding that you're now basically a character actor.

The people I've respected most in the industry over the years - Paul Newman, for instance. I just loved the way he handled growing old on-screen. It's understanding that you're now basically a character actor.

Aapko yeh yaad rakhna chahiye ke Cincinnati, Ohio ke chotay se ilaqay se le kar northern Kentucky tak, mere walid ek bohot baray star thay aur aaj bhi hain. Is wajah se meri behen aur main bohot nazar mein rehte thay. Har koi humein janta tha aur hamare baare mein baatein karta tha.

You have to remember that in the microcosm of Cincinnati, Ohio, through northern Kentucky, my father was a big star, still is. So that made my sister and me really visible. Everybody knew us, talked about us.

You have to remember that in the microcosm of Cincinnati, Ohio, through northern Kentucky, my father was a big star, still is. So that made my sister and me really visible. Everybody knew us, talked about us.

Patriot Act waqai ek fikar ki baat hai; yeh saari cheezein khatarnaak hain. Mere khayal se meri naseehat se zyada zaroori yeh hai ke hum ek qaum ke tor par is par behas karein. Main nahi janta ke iske jawaab kya hain. Main sirf itna janta hoon ke agar iska maqsad yeh kehna hai ke is baare mein baat karna ghaddari hai, toh mujhe is daaway ko challange karna padega.

The Patriot Act is certainly a concern; all of those things are dangerous. I think more important than me preaching is that we as a nation have to have the debate. I don't know what the answers are. I just know that if the idea is to say talking about it makes you unpatriotic, I've got to call your bluff on that.

The Patriot Act is certainly a concern; all of those things are dangerous. I think more important than me preaching is that we as a nation have to have the debate. I don't know what the answers are. I just know that if the idea is to say talking about it makes you unpatriotic, I've got to call your bluff on that.

Ek muqami cannabis café ke malik ne sahhafiyon ko bataya ke George Clooney wahan aksar aaya karte thay.

The owner of a local cannabis café told reporters George Clooney was no stranger there.

The owner of a local cannabis café told reporters George Clooney was no stranger there.

Kya aap sach sunna chahte hain ya political correctness wala version? Sach yeh hai ke main plastic surgery karwata hoon, yeh bohot aasan hai. Aur mujhe raat ko sotay waqt apne sar par thailiyan pehenna pasand hai, jo mere khayal se ghar ke sabhi bachon ko try karna chahiye. Mazak kar raha hoon!!

Do you want the truth or the politically correct version? The truth is that I go plastic, it's so much easier. And I like to put the bags over my head at night when I sleep, which I think all the kids at home should try. Kidding!!

Do you want the truth or the politically correct version? The truth is that I go plastic, it's so much easier. And I like to put the bags over my head at night when I sleep, which I think all the kids at home should try. Kidding!!

Pehla sawal kisi fori maslay par hai — aur fori tor par, humein Sudan mein insani madad pohanchane ki ijazat deni chahiye pehle ke yeh dunya ka sabse bada insani buhran ban jaye.

The first question is something immediate -- and immediately, we need humanitarian aid to be allowed into the Sudan before it becomes the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.

The first question is something immediate -- and immediately, we need humanitarian aid to be allowed into the Sudan before it becomes the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.

Main kisi ko yeh ehsas nahi karne doonga ke gay hona koi buri baat hai.

I'm not going to let anyone make it seem like being gay is a bad thing.

I'm not going to let anyone make it seem like being gay is a bad thing.

Haan, main jhuk kar chalta hoon. Meri walda mujhe yeh kehti hain.

Yes, I slouch. My mother tells me that.

Yes, I slouch. My mother tells me that.

Aapki qabar ke pathar par 'Oscar winner' likha hona ek shandar baat hai.

Having 'Oscar winner' on your tombstone is a great thing.

Having 'Oscar winner' on your tombstone is a great thing.

Mere liye ek achi script se buri film banana mumkin hai, lekin main buri script se achi film nahi bana sakta.

It's possible for me to make a bad movie out of a good script, but I can't make a good movie from a bad script.

It's possible for me to make a bad movie out of a good script, but I can't make a good movie from a bad script.

Sab se zyada akelapan aapko kisi aisi jagah mehsoos hota hai jahan sabse zyada log mojood hon: Aap kisi aisi jagah jatay hain aur aakhri mein sab se chotay khane mein simat jatay hain, kyunki yeh sab ke liye ek distruction ban jata hai, aur aakhir mein aap baki logo ki tarah isse لطف andoz nahi ho patay.

The loneliest you will get is in the most public of arenas: You will go to a place and end up in the smallest compartment possible, because it's a distraction to everybody, and you end up not getting to enjoy it like everyone else.

The loneliest you will get is in the most public of arenas: You will go to a place and end up in the smallest compartment possible, because it's a distraction to everybody, and you end up not getting to enjoy it like everyone else.

Mujhe is baat ki parwaah nahi ke woh kya kehte hain jab tak woh bura salook nahi kar rahe hain.

I don't mind what they say as long as they're not being mean.

I don't mind what they say as long as they're not being mean.

Sab se mushkil kaam internet par har ghalat baat ko theek karne ki koshish na karna hai. Yeh din aur raat ka farq hoga — ghalat, ghalat, ghalat, ghalat. Isliye aapko bas yeh kehna parta hai ke theek hai, main yeh manta hoon, jo kehna hai keh lo.

The hardest thing is trying not to correct everything on the Internet. It'd be night and day - wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. So you just have to say, All right, I'll take it, bring it on.

The hardest thing is trying not to correct everything on the Internet. It'd be night and day - wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. So you just have to say, All right, I'll take it, bring it on.

Main music ka George Clooney banna chahta hoon.

I want to be the George Clooney of music.

I want to be the George Clooney of music.

Venice sab se khoobsurat shehar hai jo main ne aaj tak dekha hai. Yeh kisi Disneyland ki ride jaisa lagta hai.

Venice is the prettiest city I've ever seen. It looks like a Disneyland ride.

Venice is the prettiest city I've ever seen. It looks like a Disneyland ride.

Main koi aisi cheez sabit karne ki koshish nahi kar raha hoon. Main us sab se thora aage nikal chuka hoon, isliye ab main doosray khilonon ke sath khel sakta hoon aur yeh samajhne ki koshish kar sakta hoon ke mujhe kya pasand hai aur kis mein meri dilchaspi hai.

I'm not out trying to prove anything. I'm sort of finished with that, so I get to play in other sandboxes and try and figure out what I like and I'm interested in.

I'm not out trying to prove anything. I'm sort of finished with that, so I get to play in other sandboxes and try and figure out what I like and I'm interested in.

Log ab har shakhs ke baare mein sab kuch jaante hain.

People know everything about everybody now.

People know everything about everybody now.

Log bhool jatay hain ke meri shadi ho chuki thi. Mujhe yeh baat achi lagti hai, Kya woh shadi karega? Main is baare mein baat nahi karta kyunki main iske baare mein sochta hi nahi. Main kabhi doosre logo ki zindagi jeene ke tariqon ya unke kaamon par sawal nahi uthata.

People forget that I was married. I love that, Will he get married? I don't talk about it because I don't think about it. I don't ever question other peoples' versions of how they live their lives or what they do.

People forget that I was married. I love that, Will he get married? I don't talk about it because I don't think about it. I don't ever question other peoples' versions of how they live their lives or what they do.

Yeh baat meri samajh se baahar nahi hai ke main apna honeymoon Comic Con mein guzar raha hoon.

It is not lost on me that I'm spending my honeymoon at Comic Con.

It is not lost on me that I'm spending my honeymoon at Comic Con.

Is film ki script 52 saal pehle Edward R. Murrow ne likhi thi, jinhon ne humein zimmedari ke baare mein bohot qeemati sabaq sikhaye aur hamesha, hamesha ikhtiyar (authority) par sawal uthaye, kyunki iske baghair ikhtiyar aksar be-lagam ho jata hai.

The script for this film was written 52 years ago by Edward R. Murrow, who taught us many valuable lessons about responsibility and always, always questioned authority, because without it authority often goes unchecked.

The script for this film was written 52 years ago by Edward R. Murrow, who taught us many valuable lessons about responsibility and always, always questioned authority, because without it authority often goes unchecked.

Mujhe shak hai ke kisi ko bhi bohot lambay arsay ke liye sanjeeda liya jata hai. Main koi 6 saal baad kisi reality show mein yeh kehte hue nazar aaoonga ke, Arre, saal 2006 mera bohot acha guzra tha.

I doubt anybody gets taken seriously for very long. I'll be on some reality show in about six years going, Hey, I had a great year in 2006.

I doubt anybody gets taken seriously for very long. I'll be on some reality show in about six years going, Hey, I had a great year in 2006.

Aise actors ko dhoondna mushkil hota hai jo kisi tareekhi (period) film mein kaam karte waqt aaj ke daur ke na lagen.

It's hard to find actors that don't feel contemporary when you put them in a period piece.

It's hard to find actors that don't feel contemporary when you put them in a period piece.

Umar barhna aisi cheez nahi hai jiski aapko bohot zyada fikar ho.

Getting older is not something that you're not much concerned with.

Getting older is not something that you're not much concerned with.

Direction ke liye timing aksar isliye lagti hai kyunki kisi project ko tayyar karne, phir pre-production aur phir post-production mein itna waqt lag jata hai. Kam az kam kuch saal lagte hain. Main doosre kaamon ke muqablay direction ko tarjeeh deta hoon. Direction aur writing kahin zyada creative lagte hain.

The timing for directing is usually because it takes that long to develop a piece and then do pre-production and then post-production. It takes at least a couple of years. I prefer directing to doing other things. Directing and writing seem to be infinitely more creative

The timing for directing is usually because it takes that long to develop a piece and then do pre-production and then post-production. It takes at least a couple of years. I prefer directing to doing other things. Directing and writing seem to be infinitely more creative

Mujhe direction karna pasand hai. Main nahi janta ke yeh behtar ho raha hai ya nahi, lekin yeh yaqinan mukhtalif simton mein badal raha hai.

I enjoy directing. I don't know whether it's improving or not, but it's certainly evolving in different directions.

I enjoy directing. I don't know whether it's improving or not, but it's certainly evolving in different directions.

(Khairat ke baray mein) Main aise mauzuwaat chunne ki koshish karta hoon jinhe main samajh sakoon, phir un par tawajjo doon aur jitna ho sake utna karoon. Agar aap par spotlight ki bohot zyada roshmi ho, toh aap apni roshni ka kuch hissa kisi doosri simt mein bhi chamka saktay hain. Yeh sirf dhyaan hatana hai. Mere walid isay ek celebrity credit card kehte hain jise aap cash karwa saktay hain. Mujhe lagta hai ke agar aap is muqaam par hain toh aapko yeh karna chahiye.

[On charity] I try to pick subjects that I can learn about and then focus on and then do as much as I can. If you have a tremendous amount of heat from the spotlight, then you're able to shine a little bit more of your light in a different direction. It's just deflecting. My dad calls it a celebrity credit card that you can cash in. I think if you're in this position you should do it.

[On charity] I try to pick subjects that I can learn about and then focus on and then do as much as I can. If you have a tremendous amount of heat from the spotlight, then you're able to shine a little bit more of your light in a different direction. It's just deflecting. My dad calls it a celebrity credit card that you can cash in. I think if you're in this position you should do it.

Jab aap ek actor ke tor par shuruat karte hain, toh aap kisi script ko uske behtareen pehlu ko zehen mein rakh kar parhte hain. Lekin aam taur par aisa nahi hota, aur aam taur par aapko jo karna parta hai woh yeh ke aap script parhein aur iske sabse buray pehlu ke baare mein sochein. Aap sab se pehle yeh soch kar parhte hain, "Theek hai, yeh kitna bura ho sakta hai?" Aap buri script se achi film nahi bana sakte. Aap achi script se buri film bana sakte hain, lekin aap buri script se achi film nahi bana sakte.

When you start out as an actor, you read a script thinking of it at its best. But that's not usually the case in general, and usually what you have to do is you have to read a script and think of it at its worst. You read it going, "OK, how bad could this be?" first and foremost. You cannot make a good film out of a bad script. You can make a bad film out of a good script, but you can't make a good film out of a bad script.

When you start out as an actor, you read a script thinking of it at its best. But that's not usually the case in general, and usually what you have to do is you have to read a script and think of it at its worst. You read it going, "OK, how bad could this be?" first and foremost. You cannot make a good film out of a bad script. You can make a bad film out of a good script, but you can't make a good film out of a bad script.

Ek director ke tor par, main bohot kam takes leta hoon, kyunki mujhe lagta hai ke aap sahi actor ko chuntay hain aur woh apna kaam theek se kar deta hai. Aur jin directors ke sath maine kaam kiya hai aur jinke sath mera tajruba sab se behtareen raha hai — Jason aur [Steven] Soderbergh aur Coen brothers — woh sab isi qisam ke directors hain.

As a director, I do very few takes, because I feel like you hire the right actor and they'll do the job right. And the directors that I've worked with and had the best luck with - Jason and [ Steven] Soderbergh and the Coen brothers - all have been that kind of director.

As a director, I do very few takes, because I feel like you hire the right actor and they'll do the job right. And the directors that I've worked with and had the best luck with - Jason and [ Steven] Soderbergh and the Coen brothers - all have been that kind of director.

Aise mamlay mein baat kisi ek art piece ke tukray tukray hone ki hoti hai, aur yeh dekha jata hai ke kya us art piece ko phir se pehle ki tarah behter tareeqay se joda ja sakta hai. Toh yeh kehne ki behas hai ke shayad yeh unhi misalon mein se ek hai, jaise Nefertiti ka bust, mere khayal se yeh wapas kar diya jana chahiye (Egyptian piece jo filhal Berlin ke Neues Museum mein hai). Yeh unhi cheezon mein se ek hai jise dekh kar aap sochte hain ke shayad aisa karna hi sahi hoga.

It is a question in that case of breaking up one piece of art, and whether that piece of art can be as best as possible put back together. So it's an argument to say, maybe that's one of those instances, like the bust of Nefertiti, I think that should be given back [Egyptian piece currently in Neues Museum in Berlin]. It's one of those pieces you look at and think that would probably be the right thing to do.

It is a question in that case of breaking up one piece of art, and whether that piece of art can be as best as possible put back together. So it's an argument to say, maybe that's one of those instances, like the bust of Nefertiti, I think that should be given back [Egyptian piece currently in Neues Museum in Berlin]. It's one of those pieces you look at and think that would probably be the right thing to do.

United States mein 95% log jo election jeetay hain, unke paas sab se zyada paisa hota hai. Bas yahi baat hai. Toh, paisa elections ka ek aham hissa hai. Lekin yeh sab aam taur par hota rehta hai.

In the United States 95% of the people who win elections have the most money. That's it. So, money is a big part of elections. But that happens all the time.

In the United States 95% of the people who win elections have the most money. That's it. So, money is a big part of elections. But that happens all the time.

राजनीति में टिके रहने के लिए राजनेताओं में गजब का अहंकार होना जरूरी है। जब आप पूरे देश के सामने खुद को ही एक उत्पाद की तरह बेच रहे हों और हर वक्त बस यही काम कर रहे हों, तो यह बहुत मुश्किल हो जाता है।

Politicians have a tremendous amount of ego to be able to do it. It's very hard when the product your selling to an entire country is yourself and you're just selling the hell out of it all the time.

Politicians have a tremendous amount of ego to be able to do it. It's very hard when the product your selling to an entire country is yourself and you're just selling the hell out of it all the time.

मैं दुनिया के जिस भी देश में जाता हूँ, वहाँ की राजनीति मुझे एक जैसी भी लगती है और बेहद अलग भी, और मुझे किसी बात पर हैरानी नहीं होती।

I find politics in almost every country I go to be incredibly different and incredibly similar and I'm never surprised by anything.

I find politics in almost every country I go to be incredibly different and incredibly similar and I'm never surprised by anything.

मेरे छोटे-मोटे अजीबोगरीब शौक मेरे ही तक सीमित रहने चाहिए। मैं अपने नाखून कैसे सँवारती हूँ, यह पूरी तरह से मेरा अपना मामला है।

My little animal secrets must remain my little animal secrets. How I do my nails, that is really my business.

My little animal secrets must remain my little animal secrets. How I do my nails, that is really my business.

मैं खाकी कपड़ों के पूरी तरह खिलाफ नहीं हूँ। बात बस इतनी है कि आप उन्हें कैसे पहनते हैं। आप उन्हें जितना ऊपर खींच कर पहनेंगे, उतनी ही ज्यादा तकलीफदेह लगेगी।

I'm not completely against khakis. It's just the level that you have to wear them. The higher you pull them, then more excruciating it is.

I'm not completely against khakis. It's just the level that you have to wear them. The higher you pull them, then more excruciating it is.

लोगों को थप्पड़ मारना अपने आप में एक मजेदार काम है।

It's fun to slap people around.

It's fun to slap people around.

पत्रकार ही वो लोग हैं जिनके बिना न तो हमारे पास नागरिक अधिकार आंदोलन होता, न महिला अधिकार आंदोलन और न ही वियतनाम आंदोलन।

Newsman are the ones who - without them we don't have a civil rights movement, we don't have a women's movement, we don't have a Vietnam movement.

Newsman are the ones who - without them we don't have a civil rights movement, we don't have a women's movement, we don't have a Vietnam movement.

अगर आप हॉलीवुड से जुड़ा कोई भी समसामयिक विषय उठाएंगे, तो उस पर फिल्म बनने में कुछ साल लग ही जाएंगे—क्योंकि आपको कहानी लिखनी होती है, उसे बनाना और रिलीज करना होता है। इसलिए आप कभी भी एकदम ताज़ा खबरों की दौड़ में सबसे आगे नहीं हो सकते।

Any topical subject, if it's Hollywood, will be a couple of years later because you've got to write it, produce it and distribute it, so automatically you're never going to be right on the cutting edge of stories.

Any topical subject, if it's Hollywood, will be a couple of years later because you've got to write it, produce it and distribute it, so automatically you're never going to be right on the cutting edge of stories.

बिल [मुर्रे] के साथ काम करने का मेरा अनुभव अच्छा नहीं रहा। हमारी बहुत लड़ाइयाँ हुईं... लेकिन अब मैंने अपना गुस्सा छोड़ दिया है और लगता है कि अब हमारे रिश्ते ठीक हैं।

I didn't enjoy working with Bill [Murray]. We fought a lot... but I've let go of some of the anger and we seem to get along fine now.

I didn't enjoy working with Bill [Murray]. We fought a lot... but I've let go of some of the anger and we seem to get along fine now.

एक साथ तीन फिल्मों का रिलीज होना बिल्कुल भी सही स्थिति नहीं है।

It's not ideal to have three films coming out at once.

It's not ideal to have three films coming out at once.

मैं हमेशा से इस बात को लेकर आशान्वित रहता हूँ कि खुद को सुधारने के मामले में हमारा देश कितना सक्षम है।

I'm always sort of optimistic about how good we are, as a country, at fixing ourselves.

I'm always sort of optimistic about how good we are, as a country, at fixing ourselves.

अगर आप कोई रोमांटिक कॉमेडी बना रहे हैं, तो जरूरी है कि उसकी पृष्ठभूमि ऐसी हो जो पहले कभी न देखी गई हो।

If you're going to do a romantic comedy it was about housing it in something that we haven't seen before.

If you're going to do a romantic comedy it was about housing it in something that we haven't seen before.

मुझे याद नहीं कि किसे [ऑस्कर] पुरस्कार मिले। मैंने कुछ जीते हैं, लेकिन मुझे असल में फिल्में याद रहती हैं। मुझे फिल्में बहुत पसंद हैं, इसलिए इस बात से कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता कि किसे पुरस्कार मिलने की अटकलें लगाई जा रही हैं; मुझे ऐसी फिल्मों का हिस्सा बनना पसंद है जो रिलीज होने वाले पहले हफ्ते से कहीं ज्यादा समय तक लोगों के दिलों में जीवित रहें। जिंदगी में मेरा बस यही लक्ष्य है।

I don't remember who wins awards [Oscars]. I've won a few but what I really remember are movies. I love films, so I'm not concerned about speculation about winning things because I really enjoy being in films that last longer than an opening weekend. That's my goal in life.

I don't remember who wins awards [Oscars]. I've won a few but what I really remember are movies. I love films, so I'm not concerned about speculation about winning things because I really enjoy being in films that last longer than an opening weekend. That's my goal in life.

मैं बस यह सुनिश्चित करने की कोशिश करता हूँ कि जिन निर्देशकों के साथ मैं काम कर रहा हूँ, उनकी और मेरी सोच एक जैसी हो और वे उसी तरह की फिल्में बनाना चाहते हों। अच्छे लोगों के साथ काम करके आप एक अभिनेता के रूप में खुद को काफी हद तक सुरक्षित रख सकते हैं। इससे काम के दौरान आपकी कई कमियां छिप जाती हैं।

What I try to do is make sure that the directors I'm working with are on the same page and want to do the same kind of films. You can really protect yourself as an actor if you work with really good people. It can hide a lot of flaws along the way.

What I try to do is make sure that the directors I'm working with are on the same page and want to do the same kind of films. You can really protect yourself as an actor if you work with really good people. It can hide a lot of flaws along the way.

हम आज दुनिया के एक ऐसे अजीब दौर से गुजर रहे हैं जहाँ हममें से बहुत से लोगों का—और मेरा भी—यह मानना है कि अगर कोई बात कहीं लिख दी गई है, तो उसमें कुछ न कुछ सच्चाई जरूर होगी। हम अभी तक इस सोच तक नहीं पहुँच पाए हैं जहाँ हम कह सकें, "जरूरी नहीं कि यह सच ही हो।" हो सकता है कि यह पूरी तरह से गढ़ी हुई बात हो और इसे बस बहुत खूबसूरती से पेश किया गया हो। इसलिए, हमें इस स्थिति तक पहुँचना होगा जहाँ स्कैंडल और ऐसी अन्य बातें कम से कम मायने रखें, वरना राजनीति में उतरने के लिए कोई तैयार ही नहीं होगा।

We're in a strange state in our world where we sort of have that belief - and I have it too - that if it's written down there's got to be some truth in it. We haven't quite got to the spot where you go: "Well, it doesn't necessarily mean it's true." It could actually be completely made up and made to look very nice. So, we have to get to the point where scandal and those kinds of things are less and less important because otherwise we won't have anyone willing to run as politicians.

We're in a strange state in our world where we sort of have that belief - and I have it too - that if it's written down there's got to be some truth in it. We haven't quite got to the spot where you go: "Well, it doesn't necessarily mean it's true." It could actually be completely made up and made to look very nice. So, we have to get to the point where scandal and those kinds of things are less and less important because otherwise we won't have anyone willing to run as politicians.

यह सच है कि निर्देशक हमेशा बहुत तेज-तर्रार होते हैं।

The directors are always sharp. It's true.

The directors are always sharp. It's true.

मैं किसी ऐसे अभिनेता को नहीं जानता जिससे कोएन बंधु (Coen brothers) यह कहें, "सुनो, हमारे पास तुम्हारे लिए एक फिल्म है, अगर तुम करना चाहो," और वह जवाब में "ना" कह दे। यही कड़वा सच है।

I don't know of an actor that the Coen brothers would come to and say, "Hey, I've got a movie for you to be in, if you want to do it," that would say, "No." That's the truth.

I don't know of an actor that the Coen brothers would come to and say, "Hey, I've got a movie for you to be in, if you want to do it," that would say, "No." That's the truth.

मुझे लगता है कि दुनिया में कई बेहतरीन पत्रकार मौजूद हैं। आम तौर पर मैं पत्रकारों में ज्यादा कमियां नहीं निकालता; मुझे लगता है कि हर कोई एक अच्छी और सनसनीखेज खबर ब्रेक करना चाहता है।

I think there are a lot of great journalists out there. I don't find much fault in the journalist in general; I think everybody would like to break a good story.

I think there are a lot of great journalists out there. I don't find much fault in the journalist in general; I think everybody would like to break a good story.

आप चाहे जो करें, लेकिन 65 वर्ष की आयु में जागकर यह न सोचें कि आपको अपने जीवन के साथ क्या करना चाहिए था।

Whatever you do, don’t wake up at 65 years old and think about what you should have done with your life.

Whatever you do, don’t wake up at 65 years old and think about what you should have done with your life.

मैं सुखांत (हैप्पी एंडिंग्स) में विश्वास नहीं करता, बल्कि मैं सुखद यात्राओं में विश्वास रखता हूँ।

I don't believe in happy endings but I believe in happy journeys.

I don't believe in happy endings but I believe in happy journeys.

यदि आप कॉफी नहीं पीते हैं, तो मुझे आपके चरित्र पर संदेह है और मैं आपको अपने इतालवी झील वाले घर पर आमंत्रित नहीं करूँगा।

If you don't drink coffee, I am suspicious of your character and will not invite you to my Italian lake home.

If you don't drink coffee, I am suspicious of your character and will not invite you to my Italian lake home.

सफलताओं की तुलना में असफलताएँ अनगिनत गुना अधिक सिखाती हैं।

Failures are infinitely more instructive than successes.

Failures are infinitely more instructive than successes.

असफलता केवल कोशिश न करना है।

The only failure is not to try.

The only failure is not to try.

मुझे ऑडिशन में यह सोचकर जाना बंद करना पड़ा कि, 'ओह, काश वे मुझे पसंद करें।' मुझे यह सोचकर जाना पड़ा कि मैं उनकी समस्या का एकमात्र समाधान हूँ।

I had to stop going to auditions thinking, 'Oh, I hope they like me.' I had to go in thinking I was the answer to their problem.

I had to stop going to auditions thinking, 'Oh, I hope they like me.' I had to go in thinking I was the answer to their problem.

हमारे जीवनकाल में किसी न किसी मोड़ पर, समलैंगिक विवाह कोई मुद्दा नहीं रह जाएगा, और इस नागरिक अधिकार के खिलाफ खड़े होने वाले हर व्यक्ति की स्थिति वैसी ही पुरानी और आउटडेटेड लगेगी जैसे जॉर्ज वालेस स्कूल की सीढ़ियों पर खड़े होकर जेम्स हूड को इसलिए अल्बामा विश्वविद्यालय में प्रवेश पाने से रोक रहे थे क्योंकि वह अश्वेत थे।

At some point in our lifetime, gay marriage won't be an issue, and everyone who stood against this civil right will look as outdated as George Wallace standing on the school steps keeping James Hood from entering the University of Alabama because he was black.

At some point in our lifetime, gay marriage won't be an issue, and everyone who stood against this civil right will look as outdated as George Wallace standing on the school steps keeping James Hood from entering the University of Alabama because he was black.

खुद को बोलते हुए सुनकर आप कभी भी कुछ खास नहीं सीख पाते।

You never really learn much from hearing yourself talk.

You never really learn much from hearing yourself talk.

शांति एक पूर्णकालिक काम है। यह नागरिकों की रक्षा करना, चुनावों की देखरेख करना और पूर्व लड़ाकों को हथियारबंद करना है। शांति, युद्ध की तरह ही, लड़ी जानी चाहिए।

Peace is a fulltime job. It's protecting civilians, overseeing elections, and disarming ex-combatants. Peace, like war, must be waged.

Peace is a fulltime job. It's protecting civilians, overseeing elections, and disarming ex-combatants. Peace, like war, must be waged.

जब आप युवा होते हैं, तो आप लोगों की बातों पर आसानी से विश्वास कर लेते हैं, और यह खतरनाक है। जैसे-जैसे आपकी उम्र बढ़ती है, आप सीखते हैं कि आप कभी भी उतने अच्छे या बुरे नहीं होते जितना लोग कहते हैं। यदि आप यह बात समझ जाते हैं, तो आप जीत जाते हैं।

When you're young, you tend to believe what people tell you, and that's dangerous. As you get older, you learn that you're never as good or as bad as they say you are. If you understand this, you win.

When you're young, you tend to believe what people tell you, and that's dangerous. As you get older, you learn that you're never as good or as bad as they say you are. If you understand this, you win.

ऐसी कई चीजें हैं जिनसे शैतान मुझे प्रलोभन दे सकता है... अगर मुझे अपनी अब तक की सारी बुद्धिमत्ता को बनाए रखने की छूट मिले, तो मैं जवानी के आकर्षण से प्रलोभित हो सकता हूँ। हर चीज़ में, सिर्फ खेल में ही नहीं। जीवन में। अभिनय में। मैं केवल इसलिए जवानी की तरफ आकर्षित होना चाहूँगा ताकि मैं इसे थोड़ा और लंबे समय तक जी सकूँ।

There are quite a few things that the devil could tempt me with... I could be tempted by youth if I was allowed to hold on to all the wisdom that I've gotten. In everything, not just sports. In life. In acting. I'd be tempted by youth only so I could continue doing it a little longer.

There are quite a few things that the devil could tempt me with... I could be tempted by youth if I was allowed to hold on to all the wisdom that I've gotten. In everything, not just sports. In life. In acting. I'd be tempted by youth only so I could continue doing it a little longer.

मेरी माँ ने मुझे जो सबसे अच्छा पाठ पढ़ाया, वह था जुझारू कैसे बनना है।

The best lesson my mom taught me was how to be scrappy.

The best lesson my mom taught me was how to be scrappy.

सच्चाई यह है कि असली कहानी उन लोगों की है जो इस सारी अविश्वसनीय क्रूरता से ऊपर उठते हैं। वरना वह क्रूरता जीत जाती है।

The truth of the matter is the real story are the people who rise above all of this incredible cruelty. Otherwise that cruelty wins.

The truth of the matter is the real story are the people who rise above all of this incredible cruelty. Otherwise that cruelty wins.

अब मुझे दर्द होता है। मेरे घुटने दुखते हैं, मेरी पीठ दुखती है। लेकिन आपका दिमाग अब भी यही सोचता है कि आप तेईस साल के हैं।

Things hurt me now. My knees hurt, my back hurts. But your head still thinks it's twenty-three.

Things hurt me now. My knees hurt, my back hurts. But your head still thinks it's twenty-three.

मैं सुखांत (हैप्पी एंडिंग्स) में विश्वास नहीं करता, लेकिन मैं सुखद यात्राओं में विश्वास करता हूँ, क्योंकि आखिरकार, या તો आपकी बहुत कम उम्र में मौत हो जाती है, या आप इतने लंबे जीते हैं कि अपने दोस्तों को मरते हुए देखते हैं। यह जीवन बहुत क्रूर है।

I don't believe in happy endings, but I do believe in happy travels, because ultimately, you die at a very young age, or you live long enough to watch your friends die. It's a mean thing, life.

I don't believe in happy endings, but I do believe in happy travels, because ultimately, you die at a very young age, or you live long enough to watch your friends die. It's a mean thing, life.

मुझे अपनी निजी जिंदगी साझा करना पसंद नहीं... अगर मैं इसे साझा कर दूँ तो वह निजी नहीं रह जाएगी।

I don't like to share my personal life... it wouldn't be personal if I shared it.

I don't like to share my personal life... it wouldn't be personal if I shared it.

संगथ के साथ जीवन बेहतर होता है। हर किसी को एक सह-पायलट की जरूरत होती है।

Life’s better with company. Everybody needs a co-pilot.

Life’s better with company. Everybody needs a co-pilot.

प्यार नफरत पर भारी पड़ता है। साहस डर को प्यार करता है। सच्चाई हमेशा झूठ पर जीत हासिल करती है।

Love trumps hate. Courage loves fear. Right always trumps wrong.

Love trumps hate. Courage loves fear. Right always trumps wrong.

हर धर्म के मूल में यह विश्वास है कि हम सबकी परवाह करते हैं... किसी जरूरतमंद पड़ोसी की मदद करना और उसे उस तत्परता, विशेषज्ञता, उदारता और प्रेम के साथ करना अभी भी देर नहीं हुई है जो हमारे भीतर के सर्वश्रेष्ठ रूप में निवास करता है।

At the core of every religion is the belief that we care for everyone....It's not too late to help a neighbor in need and to do it with the swiftness, expertise, generosity and love that resides in the best of who we are.

At the core of every religion is the belief that we care for everyone....It's not too late to help a neighbor in need and to do it with the swiftness, expertise, generosity and love that resides in the best of who we are.

मुझे अपने सफेद बाल और झुर्रियां बहुत पसंद हैं। मुझे यह बात बहुत पसंद है कि मेरे चेहरे पर 20 और 30 के दशक की तुलना में अब ज्यादा निखार और अधिक गहराई (चरित्र) है। मेरे लिए कोई बोटॉक्स नहीं।

I love my grey hair and wrinkles. I love the fact that my face has more of an edge and more character than it did when I was in my 20s and 30s. No Botox for me.

I love my grey hair and wrinkles. I love the fact that my face has more of an edge and more character than it did when I was in my 20s and 30s. No Botox for me.

जिंदगी में अपनी छाप छोड़ने के लिए आपके पास बहुत कम समय होता है, और मैं इस समय उसी पड़ाव पर हूँ।

You have only a short period of time in your life to make your mark, and I'm there now.

You have only a short period of time in your life to make your mark, and I'm there now.

अभिनेता अक्सर खुद के लिए ही मुश्किलें खड़ी कर लेते हैं। कई बार आप ऐसे काम करते हैं जो आपके ऑडिशन की प्रक्रिया को बिगाड़ देते हैं। मैं ऑडिशन देने में बहुत बुरा था, और मैं हमेशा यह सोचते हुए जाता था कि 'भगवान करे मैं इसे न बिगाड़ूँ।' लेकिन साथ ही, निर्देशक यह सोच रहे होते हैं, 'भगवान करे यह व्यक्ति ही हमारा उद्धारकर्ता हो।' आपको बस यह याद रखना है कि सबसे बुरी चीज़ जो हो सकती है, वह यह है कि आपको वह नौकरी नहीं मिलती जो आपके पास पहले से है ही नहीं।

Actors tend to get in their own way, a lot. A lot of times you will do things that will screw up your audition process. I was very bad at auditioning, and I always went in to it saying ‘God I hope I don’t screw this up.’ But at the same time, the directors are saying, ‘God, I hope this person is the savior.’ You have to remember is that the worst thing that could happen is you don’t get the job you don’t already have.

Actors tend to get in their own way, a lot. A lot of times you will do things that will screw up your audition process. I was very bad at auditioning, and I always went in to it saying ‘God I hope I don’t screw this up.’ But at the same time, the directors are saying, ‘God, I hope this person is the savior.’ You have to remember is that the worst thing that could happen is you don’t get the job you don’t already have.

मैं स्वर्ग और नरक में विश्वास नहीं करता। मुझे नहीं पता कि मैं भगवान में विश्वास करता भी हूँ या नहीं। मैं बस इतना जानता हूँ कि एक व्यक्ति के रूप में, मैं इस जीवन को - जो एकमात्र अस्तित्व मैं जानता हूँ - बर्बाद नहीं होने दूंगा।

I don't believe in heaven and hell. I don't know if I believe in God. All I know is that as an individual, I won't allow this life - the only thing I know to exist - to be wasted.

I don't believe in heaven and hell. I don't know if I believe in God. All I know is that as an individual, I won't allow this life - the only thing I know to exist - to be wasted.

परदे पर बूढ़े होना कमज़ोर दिल वालों का काम नहीं है।

Growing old on screen is not for the faint of heart.

Growing old on screen is not for the faint of heart.

मैं बैटमैन की भूमिका निभाने वाले किसी भी व्यक्ति पर टिप्पणी करने के लिए सबसे कम योग्य व्यक्ति हूँ क्योंकि मैंने उस किरदार को बहुत बुरी तरह से बर्बाद कर दिया था।

I am the least qualified person to comment on anyone playing the role of Batman since I so terribly destroyed the part.

I am the least qualified person to comment on anyone playing the role of Batman since I so terribly destroyed the part.

मेरा सबसे बड़ा डर आज से 10 साल बाद भी वही काम करते रहना है। वह एक असफलता होगी। यह एक ऐसी चीज़ है जिसका आपको लगातार पुनर्मूल्यांकन करते रहना पड़ता है, और खुद से यह पूछना कि आप आगे क्या करने जा रहे हैं, इसे एक अच्छी, लंबी और पूर्ण यात्रा बनाता है।

My biggest fear is doing the same things 10 years from now. That would be a failure. It's something you have to constantly reassess, and asking yourself what you are going to do next makes it a good, long full journey.

My biggest fear is doing the same things 10 years from now. That would be a failure. It's something you have to constantly reassess, and asking yourself what you are going to do next makes it a good, long full journey.

मैं जॉनी डेप को वोट दूंगा। हमें एक ऐसे राष्ट्रपति की जरूरत है जो साहसी और दबंग हो।

I would vote for Johnny Depp. We could use a president that could swashbuckle.

I would vote for Johnny Depp. We could use a president that could swashbuckle.

'आइड्स ऑफ़ मार्च' मैंने दायरे के लिए किया था — एक निर्देशक के तौर पर दायरा, एक अभिनेता के तौर पर दायरा, और एक लेखक के तौर पर दायरा।

'Ides of March' I did for scale - scale as a director, scale as an actor, scale as a writer.

'Ides of March' I did for scale - scale as a director, scale as an actor, scale as a writer.

मैंने एक बार एक पियानो खरीदा था, यह सोचकर कि मैं 'ऐज़ टाईम गोज़ बाय' बजाऊँगा और कोई खूबसूरत लड़की उस पर कोहनी टिकाकर मार्टिनी पी रही होगी। कितना प्यारा नज़ारा था। पर कुछ भी वैसा नहीं हुआ। मैं तो 'चॉपस्टिक्स' भी नहीं बजा सकता। पर हाँ, मेरे घर में एक बहुत सुंदर पियानो ज़रूर है!

I bought a piano once because I had the dream of playing As Time Goes By as some girl's leaning on it drinking a martini. Great image. But none of it worked out. I can't even play Chopsticks. But I've got a nice piano at my house!

I bought a piano once because I had the dream of playing As Time Goes By as some girl's leaning on it drinking a martini. Great image. But none of it worked out. I can't even play Chopsticks. But I've got a nice piano at my house!

क्रिसमस की सुबह, अपने तोहफ़े खोलने से पहले, हम किसी अनजान के घर जाते थे और उन्हें तोहफ़े देते थे। मुझे याद है कि मैं घर की सफ़ाई करने और क्रिसमस ट्री सजाने में मदद करता था। मेरे पिता का मानना था कि दूसरों की देखभाल करना हमारी ज़िम्मेदारी है।

On Christmas morning, before we could open our Christmas presents, we would go to this stranger's home and bring them presents. I remember helping clean the house up and putting up a tree. My father believed that you have a responsibility to look after everyone else.

On Christmas morning, before we could open our Christmas presents, we would go to this stranger's home and bring them presents. I remember helping clean the house up and putting up a tree. My father believed that you have a responsibility to look after everyone else.

मैं महसूस करता हूँ कि जैसे-जैसे आप बड़े होते हैं, आप आम तौर पर चीज़ों को सरल बनाना शुरू कर देते हैं।

I find that as you get older, you start to simplify things in general.

I find that as you get older, you start to simplify things in general.

यदि आप किसी ऐसी चीज़ से पागलों की तरह चिपके रहने की कोशिश करते हैं जो कभी आपकी सफलता हुआ करती थी, तो वह आपसे छिन जाएगी। आपको बदलना ही होगा।

If you try desperately to hang on to something that used to be a success for you, it's going to go away. You have to change.

If you try desperately to hang on to something that used to be a success for you, it's going to go away. You have to change.

मुझे मोटरसाइकिल से सफ़र करना, छोटे-छोटे कस्बों में रुकना और वहाँ के स्थानीय लोगों के साथ ड्रिंक का लुत्फ़ उठाना बहुत पसंद है।

I enjoy going on motorcycle trips and stopping in small towns and enjoying drinks with the locals.

I enjoy going on motorcycle trips and stopping in small towns and enjoying drinks with the locals.

मैंने जो सबसे पहली चीज़ सीखी — और यह बात मुझे बहुत कम उम्र में समझ आ गई थी — वह यह थी कि मैं लोगों को हँसा सकता हूँ। बहुत कम उम्र में ही। क्योंकि मेरे मम्मी-पापा दोनों बहुत मज़ाकिया हैं।

The first thing that I learned - and I understood it at a really young age - was that I could get a laugh. Really early. Because my mother and father are funny.

The first thing that I learned - and I understood it at a really young age - was that I could get a laugh. Really early. Because my mother and father are funny.

मैं इन दिनों चर्चा में हूँ और हर तरफ़ मेरी ही बात हो रही है।

I'm the flavor of the month.

I'm the flavor of the month.

मैंने रिश्तों में सबसे ज़्यादा खुशी और सबसे ज़्यादा दुख दोनों देखे हैं। मेरे पास परिवार, दोस्त और ऐसे लोग हैं जिनकी मैं बहुत परवाह करता हूँ। मेरी ज़िंदगी वाकई बहुत, बहुत, बहुत अच्छी है।

I've been my most happy and my most unhappy in relationships. I have family and friends and people I care very much about. I've got a really, really, really good life.

I've been my most happy and my most unhappy in relationships. I have family and friends and people I care very much about. I've got a really, really, really good life.

मेरे पिता एक महान पत्रकार थे और आज भी हैं। तीस साल पहले, जब मैं कॉलेज में ब्रॉडकास्टिंग की पढ़ाई कर रहा था, तो समस्या यह थी कि मैं अपने पिता जितना काबिल नहीं था। मैं अपने पिता जितना तेज़ या समझदार नहीं था, और मुझे अहसास हुआ कि उनके स्तर तक पहुँचने में मुझे अभी बहुत लंबा समय लगेगा, इसलिए मैंने कुछ और करने का फैसला किया।

My father was and is a great journalist. Thirty years ago, I was studying broadcasting in college, and the problem was I wasn't nearly as good as my father. I wasn't as quick or as smart as my old man, and I realized it would be a long time before I was ever going to be, and I decided to do something else.

My father was and is a great journalist. Thirty years ago, I was studying broadcasting in college, and the problem was I wasn't nearly as good as my father. I wasn't as quick or as smart as my old man, and I realized it would be a long time before I was ever going to be, and I decided to do something else.

प्रसिद्धि बहुत खतरनाक हो सकती है, क्योंकि आप इसके उस हिस्से का मज़ा लेने लगते हैं। और यह मेरी आजीविका का अच्छा हिस्सा नहीं है। अच्छा हिस्सा फ़िल्में बनाना है। यदि आप सावधान न रहें, तो प्रसिद्धि वाला हिस्सा अप्रिय साबित होता है।

Fame can be very dangerous, because you can start to enjoy that part of it. And that's not the good part of what I do for a living. The good part is the making of films. The unpleasant part is the fame part, if you're not careful.

Fame can be very dangerous, because you can start to enjoy that part of it. And that's not the good part of what I do for a living. The good part is the making of films. The unpleasant part is the fame part, if you're not careful.

पाद (Fart) का ख्याल भर ही मुझे हँसा देता है। 'पाद' शब्द सुनना भी मुझे हँसा देता है। मेरे फोन में 'आईपाद' ऐप है। मेरे पास रिमोट से चलने वाले वूपी कुशन भी हैं। पाद! मेरे लिए इससे ज़्यादा मज़ेदार कुछ नहीं है।

Even the idea of a fart makes me laugh. Saying the word 'fart' makes me laugh. I have iFart on my phone. I have remote whoopee cushions. Farts. To me, there's nothing funnier.

Even the idea of a fart makes me laugh. Saying the word 'fart' makes me laugh. I have iFart on my phone. I have remote whoopee cushions. Farts. To me, there's nothing funnier.

मैं खराब टेलीविज़न की दुनिया में पला-बढ़ा हूँ, अपने पिता के सेट पर और फिर डेटिंग शो वगैरह में एक नासमझ नौसिखिए के रूप में।

I grew up in the world of bad television, on my dad's sets and then as a young schmuck on dating shows and so on.

I grew up in the world of bad television, on my dad's sets and then as a young schmuck on dating shows and so on.

मैं एक लिबरल (उदारवादी) हूँ। मुझे समझ ही नहीं आता कि यह एक बुरी बात कब से बन गई...

I'm a liberal. I'm confused when that became a bad word...

I'm a liberal. I'm confused when that became a bad word...

जैसे-जैसे आप बड़े होते हैं और ढलकर एक कैरेक्टर एक्टर बन जाते हैं, तो आपको ज़िंदगी और अपने करियर में अपनी स्थिति से सहज होना पड़ता है। और मैं जो कर रहा हूँ, जिन प्रोजेक्ट्स पर मुझे गर्व है, उनके साथ मैं पूरी तरह सहज हूँ।

As you get older and ease your way into being a character actor you have to be comfortable with where you are in life and career, and I'm very comfortable with what I'm doing - working on projects I'm proud of.

As you get older and ease your way into being a character actor you have to be comfortable with where you are in life and career, and I'm very comfortable with what I'm doing - working on projects I'm proud of.

मैंने वुडी एलन के साथ दो बार काम किया है और उन्होंने कहा था, "आप जो चाहें बदलना चाहते हैं, वह आपके हाथ में है। अगर आप संवाद बदलना चाहते हैं, तो उन्हें अपने तरीके से ढाल लीजिए।"

I've worked with Woody Allen twice and he was like, "Whatever you want to change, it's up to you. If you want to change the words, make them your own."

I've worked with Woody Allen twice and he was like, "Whatever you want to change, it's up to you. If you want to change the words, make them your own."

यह काफी हैरान करने वाली बात है कि संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका इंटरनेशनल क्रिमिनल कोर्ट (ICC) का साथ नहीं देता, जबकि हमारा देश अंतरराष्ट्रीय अपराध न्यायालय के विचार का सबसे बड़ा समर्थक रहा है।

It is rather astonishing that the United States does not play ball with the ICC, considering our country was the beacon of the idea of an international criminal court.

It is rather astonishing that the United States does not play ball with the ICC, considering our country was the beacon of the idea of an international criminal court.

अभ्यास (रिहर्सल) की पूरी प्रक्रिया असल में एक-दूसरे पर भरोसा करने के बारे में होती है।

The rehearsal process in general is about trusting one another.

The rehearsal process in general is about trusting one another.

कलाकारों के बीच एक अजीब सी पदानुक्रम व्यवस्था (पिकिंग ऑर्डर) होती है। थिएटर के कलाकार फ़िल्म के कलाकारों को नीची नज़र से देखते हैं, और फ़िल्म के कलाकार टीवी के कलाकारों को नीची नज़र से देखते हैं। भगवान का शुक्र है कि रियलिटी शो हैं, वरना हमारे पास किसी को नीची नज़र से देखने के लिए कोई होता ही नहीं।

There is a strange pecking order among actors. Theatre actors look down on film actors, who look down on TV actors. Thank God for reality shows, or we wouldn't have anybody to look down on.

There is a strange pecking order among actors. Theatre actors look down on film actors, who look down on TV actors. Thank God for reality shows, or we wouldn't have anybody to look down on.

देखिए, अभिनेताओं के मामले में सबसे पहली बात यह होती है कि आप बस कोई काम पाने की कोशिश कर रहे होते हैं; आप ऑडिशन पर ऑडिशन देते हैं और आखिरकार आपको काम मिल ही जाता है। और फिर भी आप खुद को एक ऑडिशन देने वाले अभिनेता ही मानते हैं। मैंने 'वन फाइन डे' के लिए ऑडिशन दिया था, मुझे वह सीधे ऑफर नहीं हुई थी। तो आप उस दौर में रहते हैं जहाँ आप सोचते हैं, 'अरे, मैं बस कोई काम पाने की कोशिश कर रहा हूँ।' फिर, आप एक ऐसे मुकाम पर पहुँच जाते हैं जहाँ अगर आप तय करते हैं कि आप यह फिल्म करेंगे, तभी वे फिल्म बनाएंगे। यह एक अलग तरह की जिम्मेदारी है, और इसमें ढलने में आमतौर पर कुछ फिल्में लग जाती हैं। और तब आपको वाकई इस बात पर ध्यान देना पड़ता है कि आप किस तरह की फिल्में बना रहे हैं।

See, the first thing about actors is, you're just trying to get a job; and you audition and audition and you finally get them. And you still consider yourself an auditioning actor. I auditioned for One Fine Day, I wasn't offered that. So you're still in that 'Hey, I'm just trying to get a job' thing. Then, you get to the point where, if you decide to do it, then they'll make the film. That's a different kind of responsibility, and it usually takes a couple of films to catch up. And then you have to actually pay attention to the kind of films that you're making.

See, the first thing about actors is, you're just trying to get a job; and you audition and audition and you finally get them. And you still consider yourself an auditioning actor. I auditioned for One Fine Day, I wasn't offered that. So you're still in that 'Hey, I'm just trying to get a job' thing. Then, you get to the point where, if you decide to do it, then they'll make the film. That's a different kind of responsibility, and it usually takes a couple of films to catch up. And then you have to actually pay attention to the kind of films that you're making.

यह बेहद हैरान करने वाली बात है कि अमेरिकी समलैंगिकों और लेस्बियन के साथ आज भी दोयम दर्जे के नागरिकों जैसा बर्ताव किया जाता है। मुझे पूरा विश्वास है कि बहुत जल्द इस देश के कानून इस बुनियादी सच्चाई को स्वीकार करेंगे कि समलैंगिक और लेस्बियन लोग — बाकी सभी इंसानों की तरह — गरिमा और अधिकारों के मामले में जन्म से समान हैं।

It is astonishing that gay and lesbian Americans are still treated as second-class citizens. I am confident that, very soon, the laws of this nation will reflect the basic truth that gay and lesbian people - like all human beings - are born equal in dignity and rights.

It is astonishing that gay and lesbian Americans are still treated as second-class citizens. I am confident that, very soon, the laws of this nation will reflect the basic truth that gay and lesbian people - like all human beings - are born equal in dignity and rights.

केंटुकी में मेरे दादा-दादी का तंबाकू का एक खेत था। इसलिए गर्मियों में पैसे कमाने के लिए हम तंबाकू की कटाई, छंटाई और उसकी सुखाने की प्रक्रिया जैसे तमाम काम किया करते थे।

My grandparents back in Kentucky owned a tobacco farm. So to make money in the summer we could cut and chop and top and house and strip the tobacco.

My grandparents back in Kentucky owned a tobacco farm. So to make money in the summer we could cut and chop and top and house and strip the tobacco.

मैं जानता हूँ कि पहली नज़र का प्यार काम कर सकता है। यह मेरे माता-पिता के साथ हुआ था।

I know love at first sight can work. It happened to my parents.

I know love at first sight can work. It happened to my parents.

निर्देशन वाकई बेहद रोमांचक है। आखिरकार, पेंटर होना पेंट (रंग) बनने से कहीं ज़्यादा मज़ेदार है।

Directing is really exciting. In the end, it's more fun to be the painter than the paint.

Directing is really exciting. In the end, it's more fun to be the painter than the paint.

यहाँ तक कि जिन फिल्मों से मेरा कोई लेना-देता नहीं था, मैं उनकी एडिटिंग देखता था क्योंकि मुझे उनकी पूरी प्रक्रिया देखना बहुत पसंद है। यह एक बहुत ही व्यावहारिक और सीखने वाली प्रक्रिया है।

Even other movies I wasn't involved with, I'd watch them edit 'cause I really enjoy watching them go through their process. It's a very economical, educational process.

Even other movies I wasn't involved with, I'd watch them edit 'cause I really enjoy watching them go through their process. It's a very economical, educational process.

अभिनय किसी फिल्म का सिर्फ एक हिस्सा है। निर्देशन एक तरह से ऐसा पेंटर है जो उन सभी तत्वों — आवाज़, संगीत और कैमरे — को इस्तेमाल करके सबको एक साथ पिरोता है। और यह बहुत मज़ेदार और रोमांचक हो सकता है। अगर आप असफल होते हैं, तो यह अविश्वसनीय रूप से दुखद होता है — अभिनेता होने की तुलना में कहीं ज़्यादा दुखद। लेकिन जब आप सफल होते हैं, तो यह बेइंतहा रोमांचक होता है, इसलिए मुझे इस सब का जोखिम उठाना पसंद है।

Acting is one element in a film. Directing is sort of the painter using all of those elements - sound and music and camera and putting it all together. And that can be fun and exciting. If you fail, it's incredibly upsetting - much more upsetting than when you're an actor. But when you succeed it's incredibly, incredibly exciting, so I like the risk of it all.

Acting is one element in a film. Directing is sort of the painter using all of those elements - sound and music and camera and putting it all together. And that can be fun and exciting. If you fail, it's incredibly upsetting - much more upsetting than when you're an actor. But when you succeed it's incredibly, incredibly exciting, so I like the risk of it all.

चुनाव लड़ूँ? नहीं। मैंने बहुत सारी महिलाओं के साथ समय बिताया है, बहुत सारे ड्रग्स लिए हैं, और बहुत सारी पार्टियों में गया हूँ।

Run for office? No. I've slept with too many women, I've done too many drugs, and I've been to too many parties.

Run for office? No. I've slept with too many women, I've done too many drugs, and I've been to too many parties.

चालीस साल की उम्र के बाद आप जो सीखते हैं, वह यह है कि ज़िंदगी सिर्फ नाव में हो रहे छेदों को बंद करने के बारे में है। आप बस यह उम्मीद करते हैं कि आपके पास इतने कॉर्क हों कि आप ज़रूरत के सारे छेद बंद कर सकें।

What you learn after you are 40 is that it is just about plugging up holes in the boat. You just hope you have enough corks to plug enough of the holes.

What you learn after you are 40 is that it is just about plugging up holes in the boat. You just hope you have enough corks to plug enough of the holes.

मैं पूरे आत्मविश्वास के साथ निर्देशन करता हूँ, भले ही अंदर से मैं आश्वस्त न हूँ। मैंने एक अभिनेता के तौर पर बहुत पहले ही सीख लिया था कि आत्मविश्वास का नाटक किया जा सकता है, और ऐसा करना हमेशा बुरी बात नहीं होती। कई बार अगर लोगों को यह महसूस हो कि आपमें आत्मविश्वास है, तो वे भी आश्वस्त महसूस करते हैं।

I certainly direct with confidence even if I'm not confident. I learned early on as an actor that confidence can be faked, and it's not always a terrible thing to do. A lot of times if people feel you're confident, then they're confident.

I certainly direct with confidence even if I'm not confident. I learned early on as an actor that confidence can be faked, and it's not always a terrible thing to do. A lot of times if people feel you're confident, then they're confident.

मुझे लगता है कि बहुत से युवा इतने बिगड़े हुए क्यों होते हैं... उसकी वजह यह होती है कि उन्हें अक्सर वह सौभाग्य नहीं मिलता जो मुझे सफलता मिलने से पहले महत्वपूर्ण रिश्ते, राय और जीवन के अनुभव बनाने का मिला था।

I think the reason why a lot of young people are such screw ups... is oftentimes they didn't have the luxury I had of forming important relationships and opinions and life experiences before having success.

I think the reason why a lot of young people are such screw ups... is oftentimes they didn't have the luxury I had of forming important relationships and opinions and life experiences before having success.

कुछ दृश्य ऐसे होते हैं जिन्हें अंत में कुछ बेहतर हासिल करने के लिए छोड़ना पड़ता है। एक अच्छा निर्देशक आपको लगातार उस दिशा में मार्गदर्शन करता रहेगा, लेकिन एक अभिनेता के रूप में यह आपकी भी ज़िम्मेदारी है कि आप समझें कि कुछ दृश्य ऐसे होते हैं, खासकर तब जब आप मुख्य भूमिका में होते हैं, जहाँ दूसरे लोग आकर लाइमलाइट चुरा ले जाते हैं और आपको उन्हें वह मौका देना होता है। मैं यह बात समझता हूँ, लेकिन एक अच्छा निर्देशक हमेशा आपको याद दिलाता है कि वे पल कौन से हैं।

There are some scenes that you have to lose in order to win something at the end. A good director will keep pointing you that way, but it is also your job as an actor to understand that there are scenes that you do, particularly when you are the lead, where other people get to come in and steal and you have to let them. I understand that but a good director always reminds you where those moments are.

There are some scenes that you have to lose in order to win something at the end. A good director will keep pointing you that way, but it is also your job as an actor to understand that there are scenes that you do, particularly when you are the lead, where other people get to come in and steal and you have to let them. I understand that but a good director always reminds you where those moments are.

मैंने अपनी मैड्रिड की पहली यात्रा के दौरान वहाँ से एक पेंटिंग खरीदी थी और बहुत से लोग कहते हैं, 'अरे, यह कोई बहुत बेहतरीन पेंटिंग नहीं है' और मैं कहता हूँ, 'मेरे लिए तो है।' ठीक है, आप किसी खूबसूरत पेंटिंग को देखकर कह सकते हैं, 'यह बहुत सुंदर है', लेकिन मेरे लिए, अपने घर को दोस्तों और परिवार की तस्वीरों और अपनी यात्राओं की जगहों की पेंटिंग से भरना ज़्यादा सुकूनदेह लगता है। मैं ऐसे ही घर वापस लौटना चाहता हूँ।

I bought a painting in Madrid on my first trip there too and a lot of people say, 'Well it's not the greatest painting' and I say, 'It is to me.' OK, you can look at a beautiful painting and say, 'That's beautiful' but to me, it feels warmer to fill my home with pictures of friends and family and paintings of places I've gone. That's what I want to come home to.

I bought a painting in Madrid on my first trip there too and a lot of people say, 'Well it's not the greatest painting' and I say, 'It is to me.' OK, you can look at a beautiful painting and say, 'That's beautiful' but to me, it feels warmer to fill my home with pictures of friends and family and paintings of places I've gone. That's what I want to come home to.

अभिनय के साथ-साथ मैं काफी समय से निर्देशन, निर्माण और फ़िल्म निर्माण की प्रक्रिया से भी जुड़ा रहा हूँ। मैं हमेशा इस बात से सोचता हूँ कि निर्देशक को किस चीज़ की ज़रूरत है, न सिर्फ इस दृश्य के लिए बल्कि पूरी फ़िल्म के लिए।

I have been directing and involved in producing and the creating of films for quite a while as well as acting. I always think in terms of what the director needs, and not just for this scene but for the film.

I have been directing and involved in producing and the creating of films for quite a while as well as acting. I always think in terms of what the director needs, and not just for this scene but for the film.

मैंने कई बार एक पिता का किरदार निभाया है। हेरोइन का आदी होने का नाटक करने के लिए आपको असल में हेरोइन की सुई थोड़ी लगानी पड़ती है... मैं राष्ट्रपति पद का चुनाव नहीं लड़ रहा हूँ, लेकिन मैं किसी उम्मीदवार का किरदार निभा सकता हूँ। ज़्यादातर समय, यह समझने के लिए कि वे स्थितियाँ कैसी होती हैं, आपको खुद वे चीज़ें अपनी ज़िंदगी में जीने की ज़रूरत नहीं होती।

I played a father a few times. You don't have to shoot heroin to play a heroin addict ... I'm not running for president but I could play a candidate. Most of the time, you don't really have to have those things in your life to understand what they're like.

I played a father a few times. You don't have to shoot heroin to play a heroin addict ... I'm not running for president but I could play a candidate. Most of the time, you don't really have to have those things in your life to understand what they're like.

मैंने बहुत सारे घटिया टीवी शो किए हैं और उनमें मेरा अभिनय भी बेहद घटिया था, और मैंने ऐसी घटिया फिल्में की हैं जिनमें मैं खुद बहुत बुरा था, लेकिन सच कहूँ तो किसी ने ज़्यादा ध्यान नहीं दिया।

I did a lot of terrible TV shows and was really terrible in them, and I've done terrible films I was terrible in, but nobody really noticed.

I did a lot of terrible TV shows and was really terrible in them, and I've done terrible films I was terrible in, but nobody really noticed.

मेरे माता-पिता इस बात से निराश थे कि मैंने कॉलेज की पढ़ाई पूरी नहीं की, और जब मैं अभिनेता बनने के लिए हॉलीवुड गया तो वे सचमुच बहुत नाराज़ हुए। मैं उनके लिए बहुत बड़ी निराशा था।

My parents were disappointed I didn't finish college, and they were really upset when I went to Hollywood to become an actor. I was a big disappointment to them.

My parents were disappointed I didn't finish college, and they were really upset when I went to Hollywood to become an actor. I was a big disappointment to them.

अगर हम अपना मुँह फेर लें और यह उम्मीद करें कि सब अपने आप गायब हो जाएगा, तो वे सभी — लोगों की पूरी एक पीढ़ी — सचमुच गायब हो जाएगी। और तब हमें परखने के लिए केवल इतिहास ही बचेगा।

If we turn our heads and look away and hope that it will all disappear then they will - all of them, an entire generation of people. And we will have only history left to judge us.

If we turn our heads and look away and hope that it will all disappear then they will - all of them, an entire generation of people. And we will have only history left to judge us.

मैं खुद को बहुत खुशनसम्मत मानता हूँ कि मेरी परवरिश ऐसे माहौल में हुई, क्योंकि मेरे माता-पिता का मानना था कि हर किसी को अपनी भावनाओं, विचारों और अपने वजूद का अधिकार है; जब तक वे दूसरों को नुकसान नहीं पहुँचा रहे हैं, तब तक आपको उन अधिकारों की रक्षा करनी होगी।

I'm so lucky to have been raised the way I have, because my parents believed that everyone had the right to their own feelings, opinions, and existence; as long as they weren't harming others, you had to defend those rights.

I'm so lucky to have been raised the way I have, because my parents believed that everyone had the right to their own feelings, opinions, and existence; as long as they weren't harming others, you had to defend those rights.

जैसे-जैसे समय बीतता है और आप अपने करियर के रास्ते में ज़्यादा सहज महसूस करने लगते हैं, चीज़ें जब अपनी जगह बैठने लगती हैं, और जब ज़िंदगी सिर्फ काम तक सीमित नहीं रह जाती, तो आप पाते हैं कि आप अपना ध्यान दूसरी चीज़ों और दूसरे लोगों पर केंद्रित करने में सक्षम हैं।

As time goes on and you become more comfortable in your career path, and things are starting to make sense, and it's not just about work, you find that you're able to focus on other things and other people.

As time goes on and you become more comfortable in your career path, and things are starting to make sense, and it's not just about work, you find that you're able to focus on other things and other people.

अगर लोग मुझे किसी खूबसूरत महिला के साथ डिनर करते हुए देख लेते हैं, तो वे तुरंत मान लेते हैं कि मेरा उसके साथ चक्कर चल रहा है। ज़ाहिर है यह बकवास है। मैं कोई प्लेबॉय नहीं हूँ!

If people see me having dinner with a beautiful woman, they immediately believe that I'm having a love affair with her. Of course that's rubbish. I'm not a playboy!

If people see me having dinner with a beautiful woman, they immediately believe that I'm having a love affair with her. Of course that's rubbish. I'm not a playboy!

सबसे मज़ेदार बात यह है कि हर निर्देशक को जिन परेशानियों से गुजरना पड़ता है, मुझे लगा था कि मैं उनका कोई शॉर्टकट निकाल लूँगा, लेकिन उन समस्याओं से बचे रहने का कोई रास्ता नहीं था।

The funniest thing is that all the things every director goes through, I thought I could shortcut, but there was no getting around those issues.

The funniest thing is that all the things every director goes through, I thought I could shortcut, but there was no getting around those issues.

कुछ समय बाद, आपको बस एक सवारी की ज़रूरत होती है, और कूल कारें या मोटरसाइकिलें जैसी चीज़ें सिर्फ लोगों का ध्यान खींचने के लिए होती हैं। मुझे जितना ध्यान चाहिए, उससे कहीं ज़्यादा मिल चुका है, इसलिए मुझे मि वैन (Minivan) में रहना और लोगों का मुझ पर ज़्यादा ध्यान न देना ज़्यादा पसंद है।

After a while, you just want transportation, and things like cool cars or motorcycles are all about getting attention. I get all the attention I could ever need, so I kind of like being in a minivan and people not paying so much attention to me.

After a while, you just want transportation, and things like cool cars or motorcycles are all about getting attention. I get all the attention I could ever need, so I kind of like being in a minivan and people not paying so much attention to me.

मुझे एक अच्छे घर में रहना और एक अच्छी ज़िंदगी जीना पसंद है। इसलिए मैं अपने खर्चे पूरे करने के लिए साल में दो या तीन विदेशी विज्ञापन कर लेता हूँ, क्योंकि वे काफी अच्छा भुगतान करते हैं।

I enjoy living in a nice house and having a nice life. So I do two or three commercials overseas a year to sort of fill in, because they pay pretty well.

I enjoy living in a nice house and having a nice life. So I do two or three commercials overseas a year to sort of fill in, because they pay pretty well.

ऐसा नहीं है कि मैं अपनी इस बेखबर ज़िंदगी में यह सोचता हूँ कि मेरा व्यक्तित्व इतना शानदार है कि लोग मेरे साथ समय बिताना चाहते हैं। अगर किसी के पास आपका पोस्टर है या वह आपका ऑटोग्राफ मांगता है, तो ज़ाहिर है आप उसे डेट पर तो नहीं ले जा सकते। अगर कोई सिर्फ आप में दिलचस्पी रखता है, तो इसमें कोई बहुत रोमांचक बात नहीं है।

It's not that I lead this oblivious life where I think I've got such a great personality that people want to spend time with me. If someone has a poster of you or asks for your autograph, clearly you can't take them out on a date. It's not that interesting if someone is just interested in you.

It's not that I lead this oblivious life where I think I've got such a great personality that people want to spend time with me. If someone has a poster of you or asks for your autograph, clearly you can't take them out on a date. It's not that interesting if someone is just interested in you.

मेरी ज़िंदगी परिणामों पर केंद्रित नहीं है। मेरी ज़िंदगी असल में काम से लेकर रिश्तों, दोस्ती और परोपकार तक, उन तमाम चीज़ों को करने की प्रक्रिया पर केंद्रित है जो मैं कर रहा हूँ।

My life isn't focused on results. My life is really focused on the process of doing all the things I'm doing, from work to relationships to friendships to charitable work.

My life isn't focused on results. My life is really focused on the process of doing all the things I'm doing, from work to relationships to friendships to charitable work.

मैं शायद ही कभी किसी को यह बताता हूँ कि उन्हें अपनी ज़िंदगी के साथ क्या करना चाहिए।

I rarely tell anybody what they should be doing with their life.

I rarely tell anybody what they should be doing with their life.

मैं बस इतना कहूँगा कि जैसे-जैसे हम बड़े होते हैं, हम ज़्यादा समझदार हो जाते हैं। और ज़िंदगी में मैं जिसकी तलाश कर रहा हूँ, वह वही है जिसकी तलाश मुझे हमेशा से थी; खुशी, सुकून और आनंद। और इसके बारे में मैं बस इतना ही कहूँगा क्योंकि वरना मैं किसी मुसीबत में फँस जाऊंगा।

All I will say is we get wiser as we get older. And that what I am looking for in life is the same as I always have; happiness, peacefulness and joy. And that's all I'm going to say about that because otherwise I'd get into trouble

All I will say is we get wiser as we get older. And that what I am looking for in life is the same as I always have; happiness, peacefulness and joy. And that's all I'm going to say about that because otherwise I'd get into trouble

अगर आप मशहूर हैं, तो भगवान जाने क्यों — मेरी समझ में यह कभी नहीं आया — कोई भी मशहूर हस्ती ट्विटर पर क्यों होना चाहेगी।

If you're famous, I don't - for the life of me - I don't understand why any famous person would ever be on Twitter.

If you're famous, I don't - for the life of me - I don't understand why any famous person would ever be on Twitter.

मैं ऐसे दौर में पला-बढ़ा हूँ जहाँ मुझे लगता है कि ज़्यादातर लोगों में सामाजिक और राजनीतिक चेतना थी। हमारे देश के राजनीतिक इतिहास के कुछ सबसे बड़े बदलाव उसी समय हुए जब मैं बड़ा हो रहा था, इसलिए मेरी परवरिश ऐसी हुई कि मैं उन चीज़ों का हिस्सा बनूँ और उनमें भाग लूँ, और मैं अपनी पूरी क्षमता से ऐसा करना जारी रखूँगा।

I grew up at a time where I think most people had a social and political conscience. Some of the biggest changes in our country's political history happened at the time I was growing up, so I was raised to be a part of those things and to participate and I will continue to do that as much as I can.

I grew up at a time where I think most people had a social and political conscience. Some of the biggest changes in our country's political history happened at the time I was growing up, so I was raised to be a part of those things and to participate and I will continue to do that as much as I can.

अगर मेरा नाम उन सभी महिलाओं के साथ जोड़ा गया होता जिनके साथ मेरा नाम जोड़ा गया है, तो मेरे पास एक भी फिल्म की शूटिंग करने का समय नहीं बचता!

If I had been with all the women that I was said to have been with, I wouldn't have had the time to shoot a single movie!

If I had been with all the women that I was said to have been with, I wouldn't have had the time to shoot a single movie!

جार्ज क्लूनी अक्सर अपने बारे में बात करते हुए प्रथम पुरुष की जगह अन्य पुरुष (तीसरे व्यक्ति) का इस्तेमाल करना पसंद करते हैं। उन्हें हमेशा से ऐसा करना अच्छा लगता है। सुनिए, मैं इस तरह से सोचना पसंद नहीं करता जहाँ आपको खुद को दूसरों से पूरी तरह अलग करना पड़े।

George Clooney likes to talk about himself in the third person mostly. He's always enjoyed it. Listen, I don't like to think in those terms, where you just have to completely separate yourself one from the other.

George Clooney likes to talk about himself in the third person mostly. He's always enjoyed it. Listen, I don't like to think in those terms, where you just have to completely separate yourself one from the other.

मुझे लगता है कि इटली के लोग अपनी जिंदगी हमसे बेहतर जीते हैं। यह एक पुराना देश है, और उन्होंने दोपहर और रात के खाने का जश्न मनाना सीख लिया है, जबकि हम लोग बस जितनी जल्दी हो सके खाना निगल लेना चाहते हैं ताकि काम खत्म हो।

I think people in Italy live their lives better than we do. It's an older country, and they've learned to celebrate dinner and lunch, whereas we sort of eat as quickly as we can to get through it.

I think people in Italy live their lives better than we do. It's an older country, and they've learned to celebrate dinner and lunch, whereas we sort of eat as quickly as we can to get through it.

मैं ऐसे रिश्तों में रहा हूँ जहाँ मैंने खुद को बेहद अकेला महसूस किया है। सिर्फ इसलिए कि आप किसी के साथ हैं, इसका मतलब यह नहीं कि आप खुश हैं।

I've been in relationships where I've felt terribly alone. Just because you're with someone, it doesn't mean you're happy.

I've been in relationships where I've felt terribly alone. Just because you're with someone, it doesn't mean you're happy.

मेरे पिता ने मुझे उसूलों पर चलना और लोगों को इज्जत देना सिखाया। मेरी चाची ने मुझे यह भी सिखाया कि जीवन में जो कुछ भी हो, उसे सही नजरिए से कैसे देखा जाए। इससे आप विनम्र बनना सीखते हैं और अपनी सफलता को हल्के में नहीं लेते।

My father taught me about having principles and how to treat people with respect. My aunt also taught me how to keep a perspective on everything that happens to you. So you learn to be humble and not take your success for granted.

My father taught me about having principles and how to treat people with respect. My aunt also taught me how to keep a perspective on everything that happens to you. So you learn to be humble and not take your success for granted.

बुजुर्ग लोगों के पीछे कभी न चलें। उनके शरीर में जगह-जगह धातु के टुकड़े छिपे होते हैं और उन्हें इस बात का कोई अहसास ही नहीं होता कि उनके पास कितना कम वक्त बचा है।

Never get behind old people. Their bodies are littered with hidden metal and they never seem to appreciate how little time they have left

Never get behind old people. Their bodies are littered with hidden metal and they never seem to appreciate how little time they have left

अपने करियर के दौरान, मुझे कुछ ऐसे बेहतरीन फिल्मकारों के साथ काम करने का सौभाग्य मिला जिन्होंने मेरी रक्षा की, मुझे प्रेरित किया और यह सिखाया कि फिल्मों में काम करना कितना सम्मान की बात है।

Over the course of my career, I've had the great fortune of working with some incredible filmmakers who have protected me and inspired me and taught me what an honor it is to work in film.

Over the course of my career, I've had the great fortune of working with some incredible filmmakers who have protected me and inspired me and taught me what an honor it is to work in film.

मेरे पास टेस्ला थी। टेस्ला रखने वाले शुरुआती लोगों में से मैं एक था। लेकिन मैं आपको बता रहा हूँ, उस गाड़ी की वजह से मुझे काफी समय तक सड़क किनारे भी बैठना पड़ा है।

I had a Tesla. I was one of the first cats with a Tesla. But I'm telling you, I've been on the side of the road a while in that thing.

I had a Tesla. I was one of the first cats with a Tesla. But I'm telling you, I've been on the side of the road a while in that thing.

"क्या कला के लिए जान दी जा सकती है?" खैर, मैं ऐसी किसी भी बेजान चीज को नहीं जानता जिसके लिए जान दी जाए।

"Is Art worth dying for?" Well I don't know a single inanimate object that's worth dying for.

"Is Art worth dying for?" Well I don't know a single inanimate object that's worth dying for.

अभिनय करियर की मियाद आमतौर पर करीब दस साल की होती है, इससे पहले कि लोग आपको देखकर ऊब जाएं। यह अच्छी बात है कि आपके पास कोई दूसरा काम भी हो जिस पर आप वापस लौट सकें, और मुझे निर्देशन करना वाकई बहुत पसंद है।

An acting career usually has about a shelf life of ten years before people get sick of seeing you. It's a good thing to have a job to fall back on and I really do enjoy directing.

An acting career usually has about a shelf life of ten years before people get sick of seeing you. It's a good thing to have a job to fall back on and I really do enjoy directing.

मैं बहुत ज्यादा डेट पर नहीं जाता, क्योंकि सच तो यह है कि जब आप मशहूर होते हैं और किसी लड़की के साथ सार्वजनिक रूप से बाहर जाते हैं, तो हर तरफ आपकी तस्वीरें होती हैं, और ऐसा लगता है जैसे आप कोई चीज या तमाशा बन गए हैं।

I don't go on that many dates, because the truth is, anytime you go out in public with a girl when you're well-known, there are pictures of you everywhere, and it's like you're a thing.

I don't go on that many dates, because the truth is, anytime you go out in public with a girl when you're well-known, there are pictures of you everywhere, and it's like you're a thing.

मुझे जमीन का मालिक होना पसंद है। कैलिफोर्निया जाने के बाद मैंने काफी समय तंगी में बिताया था। इसलिए मेरी रूह में आज भी बेरोजगार रहने का वही डर बसा है। मेरे लिए, जमीन होने का मतलब है कि आप जरूरत पड़ने पर उसे बेचकर पैसे जुटा सकते हैं।

I like owning dirt. You know, I spent a lot of time broke when I moved to California. So deep in my soul is still this idea of being un-employed. To me, owning land means you could sell it at some point and have money.

I like owning dirt. You know, I spent a lot of time broke when I moved to California. So deep in my soul is still this idea of being un-employed. To me, owning land means you could sell it at some point and have money.

हम दस लोग हैं, जो पिछले तीस सालों से पक्के दोस्त हैं। दस यार। और अब उनकी पत्नियाँ, उनके बच्चे, सब एक परिवार की तरह हैं। मुझे फोन पर लगातार संपर्क में रहना पसंद नहीं है, और हम में से किसी को भी नहीं है। कुछ दोस्त ऐसे होते हैं जिनसे दो महीने तक बात नहीं होती और फिर अचानक फोन उठाकर कहते हैं, "तो, खैर..." इसमें कोई गिल्ट नहीं होता, न कोई यह पूछता है कि तुम कहाँ थे? क्या चल रहा है? या हमने बात क्यों नहीं की? इसमें एक सहजता होती है।

There's ten of us, we've been best friends for thirty years. Ten guys. And their wives, and their kids, are all family now. I'm not big on keeping up on the phone, none of us are. Some guys I won't talk to for two months and then you pick up the phone and hear, "So, anyway." There's no guilt or where have you been? or what's been going on? or why haven't we talked? There's an ease to it.

There's ten of us, we've been best friends for thirty years. Ten guys. And their wives, and their kids, are all family now. I'm not big on keeping up on the phone, none of us are. Some guys I won't talk to for two months and then you pick up the phone and hear, "So, anyway." There's no guilt or where have you been? or what's been going on? or why haven't we talked? There's an ease to it.

'ओशन्स' फिल्म ग्लैमर के बारे में है। मैं किसी आवारा की तरह तो नहीं लग सकता, है ना?

Oceans is about glamour. I can't go looking like a slob can I?

Oceans is about glamour. I can't go looking like a slob can I?

अभिनय की तुलना में निर्देशन मुझे कहीं अधिक संतुष्टि देता है।

Directing is much more satisfying to me than acting.

Directing is much more satisfying to me than acting.

बुश, शेरॉन, ब्लेयर और राइस ऐसे नाम हैं जिन्हें इतिहास हमेशा कोसेगा।

Bush, Sharon, Blair and Rice are names that history will damn.

Bush, Sharon, Blair and Rice are names that history will damn.

मंच के अभिनेता (स्टेज एक्टर्स) फिल्म के अभिनेताओं को नीची नजर से देखते हैं, फिल्म के अभिनेता टीवी के अभिनेताओं को नीची नजर से देखते हैं, और टीवी के अभिनेता... सामूहिक हत्यारों को नीची नजर से देखते हैं।

Stage actors look down on movie actors, movie actors look down on TV actors, and TV actors look down on... mass murderers.

Stage actors look down on movie actors, movie actors look down on TV actors, and TV actors look down on... mass murderers.

शांति सिर्फ रंगीन फीता नहीं है। यह रिस्टबैंड या टी-शर्ट से कहीं बढ़कर है। यह सिर्फ कोई दान या पाँच किलोमीटर की दौड़ नहीं है। यह सिर्फ कोई लोकगीत या सफेद कबूतर नहीं है। और शांति यकीनन किसी सेलिब्रिटी के समर्थन से कहीं बढ़कर है। शांति एक पूर्णकालिक काम है। यह नागरिकों की रक्षा करना, चुनावों की निगरानी करना और पूर्व लड़ाकों के हथियार डलवाना है। संयुक्त राष्ट्र के पास मैदान में एक लाख से अधिक शांति रक्षक हैं, जो ऐसी जगहों पर काम कर रहे हैं जहाँ दूसरे लोग जा नहीं सकते या जाना नहीं चाहते, और वे ऐसे काम कर रहे हैं जो दूसरे कर नहीं सकते या करना नहीं चाहते। शांति की भी, युद्ध की तरह, शुरुआत करनी पड़ती है।

Peace is not just a colored ribbon. It's more than a wristband or a t-shirt. It's not just a donation or a 5 K race. It's not just a folk song, or a white dove. And peace is certainly more than a celebrity endorsement. Peace is a fulltime job. It's protecting civilians, overseeing elections, and disarming ex-combatants. The UN has over 100,000 Peacekeepers on the ground, in places others can't or won't go, doing things others can't or won't do. Peace, like war, must be waged.

Peace is not just a colored ribbon. It's more than a wristband or a t-shirt. It's not just a donation or a 5 K race. It's not just a folk song, or a white dove. And peace is certainly more than a celebrity endorsement. Peace is a fulltime job. It's protecting civilians, overseeing elections, and disarming ex-combatants. The UN has over 100,000 Peacekeepers on the ground, in places others can't or won't go, doing things others can't or won't do. Peace, like war, must be waged.

मुझे अभी करीब 10 दिन पहले ही पता चला कि मैं ब्रिटनी स्पीयर्स से बमुश्किल 300 या 400 गज की दूरी पर रहता हूँ... इसलिए अब मुझे अपना घर बदलना पड़ेगा।

I just found out about 10 days ago that I must live 300 or 400 yards from Britney Spears... so now I have to move.

I just found out about 10 days ago that I must live 300 or 400 yards from Britney Spears... so now I have to move.

वे कहते हैं कि मैं एक बुरा बैटमैन था, कि वह मेरी गलती थी, कि मैंने इस फ्रेंचाइजी को डुबो दिया। लेकिन सच यह है कि यह एक बहुत बड़ा प्रोजेक्ट था। मैं उस दुनिया में काफी सहमा हुआ था। उस स्थिति में मैंने जितना बेहतर कर सकता था, उतना किया।

They say I was a bad Batman, that it was my fault, that I buried the franchise. But the truth is, it was a big project. I was pretty intimidated in that world. I did the best I could in the situation I was given.

They say I was a bad Batman, that it was my fault, that I buried the franchise. But the truth is, it was a big project. I was pretty intimidated in that world. I did the best I could in the situation I was given.

मुझसे अक्सर राजनीति में आने के बारे में पूछा जाता है। मैं कहता हूँ, 'जरा राजनीति पर नजर डालिए। आप ही बताइए कि इसमें आपको क्या चीज आकर्षक लगती है।'

I get asked a lot about getting into politics. I say, 'Take a look at politics. You tell me what seems appealing about that.'

I get asked a lot about getting into politics. I say, 'Take a look at politics. You tell me what seems appealing about that.'

मुझे बस ऐसा लगता है कि कई सेलिब्रिटी ऐसे हैं जिन्हें लगता है कि उनकी कोई आवाज नहीं है। बहुत से अभिनेता डर के माहौल से आते हैं, और यह अभिनेताओं के बारे में एक आम बात है। आप इस बात से डरे रहते हैं कि कास्टिंग डायरेक्टर को आप पसंद नहीं आएंगे, आप इस बात से डरे रहते हैं कि प्रोड्यूसर को आप पसंद नहीं आएंगे, आप इस बात से डरे रहते हैं कि डायरेक्टर को आप पसंद नहीं आएंगे, और यह सिलसिला यूं ही चलता रहता है।

I just think there are a lot of celebrities who don't feel that they have a voice. A lot of actors come from a place of fear, and that's just a general statement about actors. You're terrified the casting director won't like you, you're terrified the producer won't like you, you're terrified the director won't like you, and on and on.

I just think there are a lot of celebrities who don't feel that they have a voice. A lot of actors come from a place of fear, and that's just a general statement about actors. You're terrified the casting director won't like you, you're terrified the producer won't like you, you're terrified the director won't like you, and on and on.

जब आप डिट्रॉइट जाते हैं तो आप एक ऐसा शहर देखते हैं जो हार नहीं मानता, जो फिर से जीतने के लिए संघर्ष कर रहा है, और इसमें एक अलग ही ऊर्जा है। किसी शहर को वास्तव में अपने पैरों पर खड़े होने के लिए संघर्ष करते देखना और उसकी आंतरिक ताकत को देखना वाकई अद्भुत है।

When you go to Detroit you see a town that is resilient, that's just fighting to win again, and there's an energy to that. Just watching a city really fighting to get back on its feet and watching the inner strength of a city is tremendous.

When you go to Detroit you see a town that is resilient, that's just fighting to win again, and there's an energy to that. Just watching a city really fighting to get back on its feet and watching the inner strength of a city is tremendous.

मुझे बच्चे बहुत पसंद हैं और उनके साथ मेरी बहुत बनती है। बस बात इतनी है कि मेरा मानना है कि अगर आप माता-पिता बनने जा रहे हैं, तो आपके अंदर कहीं से यह आवाज आनी चाहिए कि 'मैं परिवार चाहता हूँ।' मेरे अंदर वैसी कोई जल्दबाजी या बेचैनी नहीं महसूस होती।

I love children and I get along with them great. It's just that I believe if you're going to be a parent, there has to be something inside you that says, 'I want a family.' I don't feel that sense of urgency.

I love children and I get along with them great. It's just that I believe if you're going to be a parent, there has to be something inside you that says, 'I want a family.' I don't feel that sense of urgency.

मुझे परवाह नहीं है। चार्ल्टन हेस्टन 'नेशनल राइफल एसोसिएशन' के प्रमुख हैं। उनके बारे में कोई कुछ भी कहे, वे इसके हकदार हैं।

I don't care. Charlton Heston is the head of the National Rifle Association. He deserves whatever anyone says about him.

I don't care. Charlton Heston is the head of the National Rifle Association. He deserves whatever anyone says about him.

मैं आपको 150 रीटेक नहीं दे सकता। मैं आपको इसे करने के 30 अलग-अलग तरीके भी नहीं दे सकता! मेरे पास इसके लिए न तो वह प्रतिभा है और न ही दायरा।

I can't give you 150 takes. I can't even give you 30 different ways of doing it! I don't have the talent or the range for it.

I can't give you 150 takes. I can't even give you 30 different ways of doing it! I don't have the talent or the range for it.

मेहमाननवाज़ी करना एक काम है। इसका मतलब है कि आप अपने कमरे में जाकर गायब नहीं हो सकते और झपकी नहीं ले सकते। जैसा कि बाकी सब लोग दोपहर के खाने के बाद करते हैं। मैं मेहमाननवाज़ी की बात कर रहा हूँ, डिनर पार्टी होस्ट करने की नहीं, बल्कि अपने घर में ठहरे मेहमानों की देखभाल करने की।

Hosting is work. It means you don't get to go up to your room and disappear and take a nap. Like everybody else does after lunch. I'm talking about hosting, not hosting a dinner party, but hosting people staying in your home.

Hosting is work. It means you don't get to go up to your room and disappear and take a nap. Like everybody else does after lunch. I'm talking about hosting, not hosting a dinner party, but hosting people staying in your home.

मैं पुराने खयालों का इंसान हूँ जो किसी सामान्य माहौल में किसी महिला से मिलना पसंद करता हूँ। मुझे यह महसूस करना पसंद नहीं है कि मेरा शिकार किया जा रहा है। महिलाओं से मिलने की बात जब भी आती है, तो मुझे हमेशा से खुद ही पहल करना पसंद रहा है।

I'm the old-fashioned type who prefers to meet a woman in a more normal setting. I don't like to feel that I'm being hunted down. I've always liked to do my own hunting when it comes to meeting women.

I'm the old-fashioned type who prefers to meet a woman in a more normal setting. I don't like to feel that I'm being hunted down. I've always liked to do my own hunting when it comes to meeting women.

कोई भी इंसान जो भी चाहे माने, जब तक वह किसी दूसरे को नुकसान नहीं पहुँचाता, तब तक वह ठीक है, काम करता है, और मुझे लगता है कि वही असली है और मायने रखता है। वैसे मेरे खुद के ऐसे विश्वास नहीं हैं, आप जानते ही हैं, मैं इन सब चीजों में विश्वास नहीं करता।

Whatever anybody believes as long as it doesn't hurt anybody else, it's fair enough, and works, and I think, is real, and matters. I don't happen to have those beliefs, as much, you know, I don't believe in those things.

Whatever anybody believes as long as it doesn't hurt anybody else, it's fair enough, and works, and I think, is real, and matters. I don't happen to have those beliefs, as much, you know, I don't believe in those things.

बुश ने 9/11 के दिन क्या किया था? वह भागकर छिप गए थे। रीगन भी उनके मुकाबले नेतृत्व के बारे में ज्यादा जानते थे, और जहाँ तक मुझे तुरंत याद आता है, वे अमेरिका के सबसे खराब प्रतीक माने जा सकते हैं। लेकिन कम से कम उन्होंने इतनी काउबॉय फिल्में तो की थीं कि उन्हें यह पता था कि उन्हें बाहर आकर मलबे के ऊपर खड़ा होना चाहिए और अपनी मुट्ठी भींचकर या कुछ ऐसा करके सबको दिखना चाहिए।

What did Bush do on 9/11? He ran away and hid. Even Reagan knew more about leadership than that, and he was as bad a symbol of America as I can think of, off-hand. But at least he's been in enough cowboy movies to know he had to come out and stand on top of the rubble and be seen shaking his fist or something.

What did Bush do on 9/11? He ran away and hid. Even Reagan knew more about leadership than that, and he was as bad a symbol of America as I can think of, off-hand. But at least he's been in enough cowboy movies to know he had to come out and stand on top of the rubble and be seen shaking his fist or something.

जब भी कोई ऐसा वास्तविक जमीनी आंदोलन होता है जिसे ऐसे लोगों द्वारा वित्तपोषित नहीं किया जाता जो जमीनी आंदोलन खड़ा करने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं, तो मुझे वह दिलचस्प लगता है।

Anytime there's an actual grassroots movement that isn't funded by people trying to create a grassroots movement, I find that interesting.

Anytime there's an actual grassroots movement that isn't funded by people trying to create a grassroots movement, I find that interesting.

रिपब्लिकन पार्टी के लोग अपने उम्मीदवार के साथ मजबूती से खड़े रहने में माहिर होते हैं।

Republicans are good at standing by their candidate.

Republicans are good at standing by their candidate.

मैं सोचता था, 'किसी रिश्ते में, हमें इस तरह की लड़ाई कभी नहीं करनी चाहिए।' फिर, यह पता लगाने के बजाय कि उसे कैसे ठीक किया जाए, मैंने उससे निकलने का रास्ता ढूँढ लिया। सच तो यह है कि अगर आप ऐसे इंसान हैं, तो आपको शादी करनी ही नहीं चाहिए।

I'd think,'In a relationship, we should never have his kind of fight.' Then, instead of figuring out how to make it work, I looked for a way to get out of it. The truth is, you shouldn't be married if your that kind of person.

I'd think,'In a relationship, we should never have his kind of fight.' Then, instead of figuring out how to make it work, I looked for a way to get out of it. The truth is, you shouldn't be married if your that kind of person.

मैं अफ्रीका के कर्ज से राहत दिलाने के काम में पैट रॉबर्टसन के साथ काम कर रहा हूँ, और हम लगभग हर बात पर असहमत हैं, सिवाय कुछ बहुत ही खास, अटूट अधिकारों के। और सच यह है कि नैतिकता और देशभक्ति हर रूप और आकार में होती है।

I've been working with Pat Robertson on Africa debt-relief, and we disagree on virtually everything except certain very specific, inalienable rights, and the truth is that morality and patriotism come in all shapes and sizes.

I've been working with Pat Robertson on Africa debt-relief, and we disagree on virtually everything except certain very specific, inalienable rights, and the truth is that morality and patriotism come in all shapes and sizes.

मैं बहुत मशहूर लोगों के साथ रेड कार्पेट पर हजारों लोगों की भीड़ के बीच चला हूँ, और जब आप उनसे हाथ मिलाने के लिए आगे बढ़ते हैं, तो उनके हाथ में कैमरा होता है। और वे अपना हाथ आगे भी नहीं बढ़ाते, क्योंकि वे पूरे समय रिकॉर्डिंग कर रहे होते हैं।

I've walked with very famous people down red carpets over to the crowd of thousands of people, and you'll reach out to shake their hand and they've got a camera in their hand. And they don't even get their hand out, because they're recording the whole time.

I've walked with very famous people down red carpets over to the crowd of thousands of people, and you'll reach out to shake their hand and they've got a camera in their hand. And they don't even get their hand out, because they're recording the whole time.

60 के दशक में, जब मैं बड़ा हो रहा था, अमेरिकी संस्कृति का एक महान हिस्सा 'प्रोटेस्ट सॉन्ग' (विरोध के गीत) हुआ करते थे। नागरिक अधिकार आंदोलन, महिला अधिकार आंदोलन, युद्ध-विरोधी आंदोलन पर गाने बनते थे। यह सिर्फ बॉब डलन तक सीमित नहीं था, उस समय हर कोई ऐसा कर रहा था।

In the ’60s, when I was growing up, one of the great elements of American culture was the protest song. There were songs about the civil rights movement, the women’s rights movement, the antiwar movement. It wasn’t just Bob Dylan, it was everybody at the time.

In the ’60s, when I was growing up, one of the great elements of American culture was the protest song. There were songs about the civil rights movement, the women’s rights movement, the antiwar movement. It wasn’t just Bob Dylan, it was everybody at the time.

यह विचार कि हर बार जब आप कोई फिल्म करते हैं तो आपको प्रताड़ित महसूस करना चाहिए, मुझे समझ नहीं आता। मेरा मतलब है, जो लोग कहते हैं "ओह, यह बहुत मुश्किल है, मेरा किरदार बहुत sufrimiento (कष्ट) झेल रहा है" - अरे भाई, छोड़िए भी। हमारे लिए तो, घटिया फिल्मों में भी, हमने खूब मजे किए हैं। मुझे नहीं लगता कि आपको कष्ट झेलने की जरूरत है।

The idea that every time you do a film you're supposed to be tortured confuses me. I mean, guys who say "Oh, it's really tough, my character is really suffering" - come on. For us, even in the rotten ones, we've had a good time. I don't think you have to suffer.

The idea that every time you do a film you're supposed to be tortured confuses me. I mean, guys who say "Oh, it's really tough, my character is really suffering" - come on. For us, even in the rotten ones, we've had a good time. I don't think you have to suffer.

आखिरी असली फिल्म स्टार शायद रेडफोर्ड और न्यूमैन थे। और तब चीजें अलग थीं। उनके बारे में पत्रिकाओं और जानकारियों का ऐसा अंबार नहीं लगा रहता था।

The last real movie stars were probably Redford and Newman. And things were different then. There wasn't this amazing amount of magazines and information about them.

The last real movie stars were probably Redford and Newman. And things were different then. There wasn't this amazing amount of magazines and information about them.

जब आपकी पलकें झलने लगती हैं, बाल झड़ने और सफेद होने लगते हैं, तब बड़े परदे पर होना एक तरह की क्रूरता है, जिसे या तो आप झेल सकते हैं या नहीं। आप जो नहीं कर सकते, वह यह है कि आप खुद को ऐसे किरदारों में ढालने की कोशिश करें जिन्हें आपने दस साल पहले निभाया होता या निभा सकते थे।

There's a certain cruelty to being on a big screen as your eyelids start to sag and your hair falls out and turns gray that you either have to be able to handle or not. What you can't do is try to force yourself into roles that you could have played or would have played ten years earlier.

There's a certain cruelty to being on a big screen as your eyelids start to sag and your hair falls out and turns gray that you either have to be able to handle or not. What you can't do is try to force yourself into roles that you could have played or would have played ten years earlier.

जब आप एक अभिनेता के रूप में शुरुआत करते हैं, तो आप सिर्फ एक अच्छी भूमिका की तलाश में होते हैं। जैसे-जैसे समय बीतता है, यदि फिल्मों की जिम्मेदारी आप पर डाली जा रही है, तो आप कुल मिलाकर एक अच्छी स्क्रिप्ट की तलाश करते हैं।

When you first start out as an actor, you're just looking for a good part. As time goes on, if you're being held responsible for the movies themselves, you're looking for a good script all around.

When you first start out as an actor, you're just looking for a good part. As time goes on, if you're being held responsible for the movies themselves, you're looking for a good script all around.

शादी की रस्म चल रही है और चर्च के पिछले हिस्से में एक ताबूत रखा है... सुनिए, मैं एक रोमांटिक किस्म का इंसान हूँ। मुझे शादी पसंद है... फिल्मों में।

There's a coffin in the back of the church as the wedding is going on ... Look, I'm a romantic. I like marriage...In the movies.

There's a coffin in the back of the church as the wedding is going on ... Look, I'm a romantic. I like marriage...In the movies.

बात यह नहीं है कि आपकी पीठ में दर्द होता है... आपको सिर में 'आइसक्रीम ब्रेन-फ्रीज' जैसी भयानक ठंडक वाली सिरदर्द की समस्या हो जाती है। इसलिए मैं वीकेंड पर जाता था और 'ब्लड पैच' नाम की प्रक्रिया करवाता था, जिसमें वे आपकी रीढ़ की हड्डी में खून डालते थे। इसे करवाना किसी मैराथन दौड़ने जैसा था।

It's not that your back hurts, .. You get these horrible, ice cream brain-freeze headaches. So I would go in on the weekends and get these things called blood patches, where they'd shoot blood into your spine. It was like running a marathon to get it done.

It's not that your back hurts, .. You get these horrible, ice cream brain-freeze headaches. So I would go in on the weekends and get these things called blood patches, where they'd shoot blood into your spine. It was like running a marathon to get it done.

अब आप युद्धों के जरिए अपने दुश्मन को नहीं हरा सकते; इसके बजाय आप बदला लेने वाले लोगों की पूरी पीढ़ी तैयार कर रहे हैं [...] हमारे विरोधी कार बम और आत्मघाती हमलों का सहारा लेने जा रहे हैं क्योंकि उनके पास जीतने का कोई और तरीका नहीं है। मेरा मानना है कि (रमस्फेल्ड) को लगता है कि यह एक ऐसा युद्ध है जिसे जीता जा सकता है, लेकिन अब ऐसा कुछ नहीं बचा है। अब हम किसी को नहीं हरा सकते।

You can't beat your enemy anymore through wars; instead you create an entire generation of people revenge-seeking. [...] Our opponents are going to resort to car bombs and suicide attacks because they have no other way to win. I believe (Rumsfeld) thinks this is a war that can be won, but there is no such thing anymore. We can't beat anyone anymore.

You can't beat your enemy anymore through wars; instead you create an entire generation of people revenge-seeking. [...] Our opponents are going to resort to car bombs and suicide attacks because they have no other way to win. I believe (Rumsfeld) thinks this is a war that can be won, but there is no such thing anymore. We can't beat anyone anymore.

सच तो यह है: बुश बिल्कुल बुद्धू हैं।

Let's face it: Bush is just dim.

Let's face it: Bush is just dim.

मैंने अपने करियर में निश्चित रूप से कुछ घटिया फिल्में की हैं और कुछ मूर्खतापूर्ण चुनाव किए हैं, खासकर शुरुआती दौर में। मैं उन खुशनसीब लोगों में से एक हूँ जिन्हें बहुत शुरुआती दौर में बहुत सारी गलतियाँ करने का मौका मिला, जब कोई ध्यान नहीं दे रहा था।

I've certainly done some turkeys along the way and made some dumb choices in my career, mostly early on. I'm one of the lucky ones who got to make a lot of mistakes very early when no one was paying attention.

I've certainly done some turkeys along the way and made some dumb choices in my career, mostly early on. I'm one of the lucky ones who got to make a lot of mistakes very early when no one was paying attention.

मेरे पास पेरिस की बारिश वाली सड़क की एक तस्वीर है जिसे मैंने 33 साल की उम्र में पेरिस की अपनी पहली यात्रा के दौरान खरीदा था। जब भी मैं हर रात ऊपर जाता हूँ, तो उसके सामने से गुजरता हूँ और वह मुझे उस यात्रा की याद दिलाती है और मुझे खुश कर देती है।

I have a picture of a rainy Paris street scene which I bought when I was 33 and on my first trip to Paris. I go past it when I go upstairs every night and it reminds me of that trip and makes me happy

I have a picture of a rainy Paris street scene which I bought when I was 33 and on my first trip to Paris. I go past it when I go upstairs every night and it reminds me of that trip and makes me happy

मैंने इटली में अपनी होने वाली जीवनसंगिनी से मुलाकात कर ली है और मैं जल्द ही, कुछ ही हफ़्तों में इटली में शादी करने जा रहा हूँ। वह भी वेनिस में! अंत में, मैं बस यह कहना चाहूँगा कि मेरी होने वाली दुल्हन, अमल, मैं तुमसे बहुत प्यार करता हूँ और तुम्हारा पति बनने के लिए अब और इंतजार नहीं कर सकता।

I've met my bride-to-be in Italy and I will be married in Italy soon, in a couple of weeks. In Venice of all places! In closing, I guess what I would like to say is to my bride-to-be, Amal, that I love you very much and I can't wait to be your husband.

I've met my bride-to-be in Italy and I will be married in Italy soon, in a couple of weeks. In Venice of all places! In closing, I guess what I would like to say is to my bride-to-be, Amal, that I love you very much and I can't wait to be your husband.

मैं अपनी माँ की तरह हूँ, मैं रूढ़िबद्ध सोच (स्टीरियोटाइप) रखता हूँ। यह आसान और तेज़ होता है।

Im like my mother, I stereotype. Its faster.

Im like my mother, I stereotype. Its faster.

मेरी चाची, महान गायिका रोज़मेरी क्लूनी और मेरे पिता, जो एक गेम शो होस्ट और न्यूज़ एंकर थे, से मुझे सबसे अच्छी सलाह यह मिली थी: सत्तर साल की उम्र में इस बात पर अफसोस मत करना कि तुम्हें कौन सी कोशिश करनी चाहिए थी। बस कर डालो, असफल होने के लिए तैयार रहो, और कम से कम तुमने अपनी तरफ से पूरी कोशिश तो की। पिछले कुछ सालों में यह बात मेरे मन में बार-बार गूंजती रही है।

The best advice I got from my aunt, the great singer Rosemary Clooney, and from my dad, who was a game show host and news anchor, was: don't wake up at seventy years old sighing over what you should have tried. Just do it, be willing to fail, and at least you gave it a shot. That's echoed for me all through the last few years.

The best advice I got from my aunt, the great singer Rosemary Clooney, and from my dad, who was a game show host and news anchor, was: don't wake up at seventy years old sighing over what you should have tried. Just do it, be willing to fail, and at least you gave it a shot. That's echoed for me all through the last few years.

मुझे किसी के लिए छोड़ दिया गया है... ये सब चीजें हुई हैं... कभी यह एक आश्चर्य की तरह था, और कभी आपको इसका अंदेशा हो जाता था। सबसे दर्दनाक तब था जब मैं किसी को वापस पाने की लगातार कोशिश कर रहा था। लेकिन हम सब मूर्खतापूर्ण गलतियाँ करते हैं।

I've been left for someone...all those things...It was sometimes a surprise, and sometimes you saw t coming. The most painful was when I kept trying to get someone back. But we all make dumb mistakes.

I've been left for someone...all those things...It was sometimes a surprise, and sometimes you saw t coming. The most painful was when I kept trying to get someone back. But we all make dumb mistakes.

मैं हमेशा से एक आशावादी रहा हूँ।

I've always been an optimist.

I've always been an optimist.

अगर हम अपने इतिहास की गहराई में उतरें और यह याद रखें कि हम डरपोक लोगों के वंशज नहीं हैं, तो हम गर्व से घोषणा करते हैं कि हम वैसे ही हैं जैसे हम हैं—दुनिया में जहाँ कहीं भी आज़ादी बची हुई है, हम उसके रक्षक हैं।

If we dig deep in our history and remember that we are not descendants from fearful people, we proclaim ourselves indeed as we are the defenders of freedom wherever it continues to exist in the world.

If we dig deep in our history and remember that we are not descendants from fearful people, we proclaim ourselves indeed as we are the defenders of freedom wherever it continues to exist in the world.

सच तो यह है कि मेरा विकास भी शायद बाकी सब चीज़ों की तरह ही हुआ है—यानी कुछ चीज़ों में मैं सफल रहा, कुछ में असफल, और मैं लगातार अपनी मेहनत में जुटा रहा। मुझे यह वाकई बहुत पसंद है। यह मज़ेदार है।

The truth is my development I hope is the same way as everything, which is, I succeed some, I fail some, and I keep slugging away at it. I really enjoy it. It's fun.

The truth is my development I hope is the same way as everything, which is, I succeed some, I fail some, and I keep slugging away at it. I really enjoy it. It's fun.

मैंने जो सबक सीखा वह यह कि 'हाँ' कहने से पहले शायद मुझे कभी-कभार कोई पटकथा ज़रूर पढ़ लेनी चाहिए। आप अच्छी पटकथा से भी एक बुरी फ़िल्म बना सकते हैं, लेकिन बुरी पटकथा से कभी भी एक अच्छी फ़िल्म नहीं बना Cकते।

What I learned is that I should probably read a screenplay every once in a while before I said 'yes'. You could make bad film out of a good script, but you're never going to make a good film out of a bad script.

What I learned is that I should probably read a screenplay every once in a while before I said 'yes'. You could make bad film out of a good script, but you're never going to make a good film out of a bad script.

आपको यह याद रखना चाहिए कि फ़िल्में रास्ता नहीं दिखातीं। लोगों को लगता है कि फ़िल्में समाज का मार्गदर्शन करने की कोशिश कर रही हैं। ज़्यादातर समय, वे देश या दुनिया भर में चल रहे मूड और विचारों को ही दर्शाती हैं।

You've got to remember that films don't lead the way. People think that films are trying to lead society. Mostly, they're reflecting the moods and thoughts that are going on in the country or around the world.

You've got to remember that films don't lead the way. People think that films are trying to lead society. Mostly, they're reflecting the moods and thoughts that are going on in the country or around the world.

शीत युद्ध के दौर में बड़े होते हुए, मैंने हमेशा पाया कि भले ही हमें हमेशा यह लगता था कि दुनिया किसी न किसी तरह के परमाणु नरसंहार में खत्म हो जाएगी, फिर भी किसी न किसी मोड़ पर हर कोई काफी उम्मीद से भरा हुआ था।

Growing up during the Cold War period, I always found that, although we always thought that the world would end in some sort of nuclear holocaust, at some point, everybody was pretty hopeful.

Growing up during the Cold War period, I always found that, although we always thought that the world would end in some sort of nuclear holocaust, at some point, everybody was pretty hopeful.

मेरे दोनों दादा-दादी की फेफड़े के कैंसर से मौत हो गई थी। इसलिए मुझे ज़िंदगी में बाद में धूम्रपान के बुरे परिणाम का अच्छा-खासा सबक मिल गया, और यह भी कि अगर आप इसे जारी रखते हैं तो यह कितना नुकसानदेह हो सकता है।

Both of my grandparents died of lung cancer. So I got quite a lesson in the payback later in life of smoking, and if you keep it up how bad it can be.

Both of my grandparents died of lung cancer. So I got quite a lesson in the payback later in life of smoking, and if you keep it up how bad it can be.

कुछ लोग ऐसे होते हैं जिन्हें अराजकता में काम करना पसंद होता है, और कुछ लोग ऐसी स्थिति में बेहतर काम करते हैं तथा उस तरह की अराजकता पैदा करते हैं, लेकिन इससे सेट का माहौल ज़रूरी नहीं कि बहुत मज़ेदार बने। मुझे ऐसे सेट पर काम करना पसंद है जहाँ ऐसा न हो।

There are people who like to work in chaos, and some people work better under that, and create that sort of chaos, but that makes a set not necessarily very fun. I like to work on sets that don't have that.

There are people who like to work in chaos, and some people work better under that, and create that sort of chaos, but that makes a set not necessarily very fun. I like to work on sets that don't have that.

आखिरी नाम के अंत में 'ऑफ' (off) जैसे शब्द के साथ कोई अपने बच्चे का नाम जैक (Jack) क्यों रखेगा? इसमें कोई आश्चर्य नहीं कि उस बेचारे का दिमाग़ सठियाया हुआ है।

Who would name their kid Jack with the last words 'off' at the end of the last name? No wonder that guy is screwed up.

Who would name their kid Jack with the last words 'off' at the end of the last name? No wonder that guy is screwed up.

मैं 'अप इन द एयर' देख रहा था और मैंने सोचा, 'हे भगवान, यह बूढ़ा भूरे बालों वाला आदमी कौन है?' और वह मैं था। मैं फ़िल्मों के लिए कभी मेकअप नहीं करता और अब यह बात दिखने लगी है।

I was watching 'Up In The Air' and I thought, 'Jesus, who's the old gray-haired guy?' And it was me. I never wear makeup for movies and now it's starting to show.

I was watching 'Up In The Air' and I thought, 'Jesus, who's the old gray-haired guy?' And it was me. I never wear makeup for movies and now it's starting to show.

मैं बहुत भाग्यशाली था कि ज़िंदगी के काफी बाद के दौर में मुझे पहचान मिली। यह समझने के लिए कि इनमें से किसी भी चीज़ का आपसे कितना कम लेना-दे देना है, आपको कई बार असफल होना पड़ता है।

I was very lucky to get well known much later in life. You need to have flopped quite a few times to get a sense of how little any of it has to do with you.

I was very lucky to get well known much later in life. You need to have flopped quite a few times to get a sense of how little any of it has to do with you.

अगर आप प्रसिद्ध हैं, तो—मैं लाख कोशिश करके भी यह नहीं समझ पाता—कि कोई भी प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति ट्विटर पर क्यों होगा। भगवान के इस खूबसूरत संसार में भला आप ट्विटर पर क्यों होना चाहेंगे? क्योंकि सबसे पहले तो, सबसे बुरी चीज़ जो आप कर सकते वह यह है कि आप खुद को और ज़्यादा लोगों की पहुँच में ले आएँ, है न?

If you’re famous, I don’t — for the life of me — I don’t understand why any famous person would ever be on Twitter. Why on God’s green earth would you be on Twitter? Because first of all, the worst thing you can do is make yourself more available, right?

If you’re famous, I don’t — for the life of me — I don’t understand why any famous person would ever be on Twitter. Why on God’s green earth would you be on Twitter? Because first of all, the worst thing you can do is make yourself more available, right?

मैं एक पत्रकार का बेटा हूँ, मैं पत्रकारिता के माहौल में बड़ा हुआ हूँ, इसलिए मैं इस समस्या को समझ सकता हूँ कि अखबार अपने पाठक खो रहे हैं और उनके माध्यम लगातार कम हो रहे हैं... यह एक पेचीदा मामला है। आपको अखबार बेचने ही होंगे। समस्या यह है कि अब रिपोर्टिंग बहुत कम रह गई है।

I'm the son of a newsman, I grew up around news, so I can understand the issue, which is that papers are losing subscribers and they're getting less and less outlets... it's a tricky thing. You're going to have to sell papers. The problem is, there's so little reporting anymore.

I'm the son of a newsman, I grew up around news, so I can understand the issue, which is that papers are losing subscribers and they're getting less and less outlets... it's a tricky thing. You're going to have to sell papers. The problem is, there's so little reporting anymore.

जब आप हिटलर को साल्वाडोर डाली और पिकासो की पेंटिंग जलाते हुए देखते हैं, तो वह आपको यह बता रहा होता है कि यह काल, ये लोग और यह संस्कृति कभी अस्तित्व में ही नहीं थे, और मैंने ऐसा दूसरे देशों में भी होते देखा है, मिसाल के तौर पर सूडान में; किसी को मार देना ही काफी नहीं होता, बल्कि उनके छोड़े गए उन सभी निशानों को मिटाना पड़ता है जो उनका इतिहास थे।

When you see Hitler burning paintings by Salvador Dali and Picasso he's telling you that this time period and these men and this culture didn't exist, and I've seen that happen in other countries, Sudan for instance, it's not enough to kill them you have to destroy all of their markings that they left that was their history.

When you see Hitler burning paintings by Salvador Dali and Picasso he's telling you that this time period and these men and this culture didn't exist, and I've seen that happen in other countries, Sudan for instance, it's not enough to kill them you have to destroy all of their markings that they left that was their history.

हम हमेशा से ऐसा समाज रहे हैं जो सड़क किनारे अगर कोई दुर्घटना देख ले, तो अपनी गाड़ी की गति धीमी करके उसे देखने लगता है। हम हमेशा ऐसा करते रहेंगे क्योंकि यह अब भी दिलचस्प है और यह इंसानी फितरत है।

We're always going to be a society that's going to slow down and look at the wreck on the side if the road if there is one. We're always going to do that because it's still fascinating and it's human nature.

We're always going to be a society that's going to slow down and look at the wreck on the side if the road if there is one. We're always going to do that because it's still fascinating and it's human nature.

ज़्यादातर समय, मैं ऐसी जगहों पर काम कर रहा होता हूँ जिनसे मैं वाकिफ नहीं होता। कभी यह स्लोवाकिया होता है, तो कभी हवाई। स्लोवाकिया की बुराई नहीं कर रहा, लेकिन हवाई में मुझे वाकई बहुत मज़ा आया था।

Most of the time, I'm working in places I'm not familiar with. Sometimes it's Slovakia, and sometimes it's Hawaii. Not to bash on Slovakia, but I really did enjoy Hawaii.

Most of the time, I'm working in places I'm not familiar with. Sometimes it's Slovakia, and sometimes it's Hawaii. Not to bash on Slovakia, but I really did enjoy Hawaii.

मैं मेथड एक्टर हूँ। इस फ़िल्म में मुझे जो शराब पीने और मौज-मस्ती करने के दृश्य करने थे, उनके अभ्यास के लिए मैंने सालों प्रशिक्षण लिया है।

I'm a Method actor. I spent years training for the drinking and carousing I had to do in this film.

I'm a Method actor. I spent years training for the drinking and carousing I had to do in this film.

कोई भी इंसान झूठ ही बोलेगा अगर वह यह कहे कि उसे कभी अकेलापन महसूस नहीं होता।

Anyone would be lying if they said they didn't get lonely at times.

Anyone would be lying if they said they didn't get lonely at times.