यदि आप एक सार्थक और ईमानदार बातचीत चाहते हैं, तो आप किसी को उसकी बात के लिए दोषी नहीं ठहरा सकते। आप किसी को यह नहीं सिखा सकते कि उसे किस तरह सोचना चाहिए।
If you want an honest dialogue, you can't criticize someone for what they say. You can't teach someone to think in a certain way.
If you want an honest dialogue, you can't criticize someone for what they say. You can't teach someone to think in a certain way.
मुझे लगता है कि किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति का किरदार निभाना जिसके पास कोई राज़ हों, वाकई बहुत संतोषजनक होता है। यह तय करना वाकई दिलचस्प होता है कि वे राज़ कब और कैसे उजागर होंगे, और उनमें कितनी बारीकी या सूक्ष्मता रखी जाए।
I suppose it's really satisfying to play someone with secrets. It's really satisfying to decide how and when those things are going to start being revealed, and how subtle to be.
I suppose it's really satisfying to play someone with secrets. It's really satisfying to decide how and when those things are going to start being revealed, and how subtle to be.
एक बहुत कम उम्र का अभिनेता होने में एक अलग ही मज़ा है क्योंकि तब आपके पास घबराने का मौका ही नहीं होता। आप तब तक कुछ नहीं जानते होते। जबकि जैसे-जैसे आप आगे बढ़ते हैं—मुझे अभिनय करते हुए पेशेवर तौर पर 10 साल हो चुके हैं—तो सबसे बड़ी चुनौती यह होती है कि आप अपनी जानकारी या अनुभव को अपने ऊपर हावी न होने दें और खुद को घबराने न दें। एक बार जब कुछ लोग आपसे कह देते हैं कि उन्हें आपके विचार पसंद नहीं आए, तो आपके मन के भीतर एक आवाज़ दबी-छुपने लगती है जो कहती है, "जो तुम सोचते हो, उसे दूसरों को मत बताओ।"
There's something great about being a really young actor because you don't have a chance to be nervous. You don't know anything yet. Whereas one of the big challenges as you go through - I've been doing acting professionally for 10 years now - is to not let all the things that you know hold you back and make you more nervous. Once you've had a few people tell you that they don't like your ideas, that voice in your head can creep in that says, "Don't tell them what you think."
There's something great about being a really young actor because you don't have a chance to be nervous. You don't know anything yet. Whereas one of the big challenges as you go through - I've been doing acting professionally for 10 years now - is to not let all the things that you know hold you back and make you more nervous. Once you've had a few people tell you that they don't like your ideas, that voice in your head can creep in that says, "Don't tell them what you think."
मैं सोफी बार्थेस की बेहद आभारी हूँ, और मुझ पर भरोसा करने की उनकी उदारता के लिए हमेशा आभारी रहूँगी। यह तो बस मेरी खुशकिस्मती थी कि मुझे सही इंसान मिल गया।
I'm incredibly grateful for Sophie Barthes, I'll always be incredibly grateful for her being generous enough to believe in what I thought. And it was just lucky that I met the right person.
I'm incredibly grateful for Sophie Barthes, I'll always be incredibly grateful for her being generous enough to believe in what I thought. And it was just lucky that I met the right person.
मुझे कुछ ऐसे ऑडिशन याद आते हैं जहाँ निर्देशक ने सीधे तौर पर कहा था, "यह मेरी सोच से बिल्कुल विपरीत है।" लेकिन अपनी बात खुलकर रखना और वैसी चर्चा करना वाकई बहुत अच्छा होता है। हालांकि, मुझे नहीं लगता कि इसके लिए आपकी आलोचना होनी चाहिए।
I can think of a handful of auditions where the director has literally said, "That is the opposite of what I think." But it's really good to be honest and have that dialogue. I don't think you should be criticized though.
I can think of a handful of auditions where the director has literally said, "That is the opposite of what I think." But it's really good to be honest and have that dialogue. I don't think you should be criticized though.
मेरे दादाजी ने मुझसे कहा था कि मेरे पास कुछ चुनिंदा पोर्ट्रेट फोटोज़ होनी चाहिए—एक टेनिस रैकेट के साथ, एक नौसेना अधिकारी की पोशाक में, और एक चुलबुले लड़के के अंदाज़ में। उन्होंने कहा था, "अगर तुम्हारे पास ऐसी तस्वीरें हैं, तो दुनिया मुट्ठी में होगी।"
My grandfather told me that I should have a series of headshots, one with a tennis racket, one dressed as a naval officer, and one dressed as a cheeky chappie. He said, "If you have those headshots, the world is your oyster."
My grandfather told me that I should have a series of headshots, one with a tennis racket, one dressed as a naval officer, and one dressed as a cheeky chappie. He said, "If you have those headshots, the world is your oyster."
मैंने अपने भाइयों और चचेरे भाइयों के साथ फिल्में बनाई थीं और अगर उनमें से कोई भी फिल्म कभी रिलीज़ हो गई तो मेरा करियर बर्बाद हो जाएगा क्योंकि उसका अभिनय, लेखन और निर्देशन अविश्वसनीय रूप से बेहद घटिया है। एक बार हमने अपने दादाजी को वह फिल्म दिखाई थी, जिसे हमने जब हम 10 साल के थे तब दो दिनों तक बड़ी मेहनत से बनाया था। उन्होंने उसे देखकर कहा था, "यह मेरी ज़िंदगी की सबसे घटिया फिल्म है।" उनके मन में मेरे लिए ज़रा भी हमदर्दी नहीं थी।
I made films with my brothers and my cousins and if any of the films ever come to fruition my career will be in ruins because the acting, writing, and directing is so unbelievably, heinously bad. We once screened one for my grandfather, this film that we had painstakingly made over a couple of days when we were all 10 years old, and he sat there and he said, "This is the worst film I've ever seen." No sympathy whatsoever.
I made films with my brothers and my cousins and if any of the films ever come to fruition my career will be in ruins because the acting, writing, and directing is so unbelievably, heinously bad. We once screened one for my grandfather, this film that we had painstakingly made over a couple of days when we were all 10 years old, and he sat there and he said, "This is the worst film I've ever seen." No sympathy whatsoever.
अभिनय के क्षेत्र में अभी भी एक ऐसा नज़रिया मौजूद था, खासकर मेरे पापा के लिए, कि "यह पागलपन है।" लेकिन जब मेरे माता-पिता को यह समझ आ गया कि मैं इस बात को लेकर गंभीर हूँ, तो उनका रिएक्शन था, "चलो ठीक है फिर।"
There was still an element in acting, certainly for my dad, of like, "This is lunacy." But then once my parents could tell that I was serious, it was like, "Okay then."
There was still an element in acting, certainly for my dad, of like, "This is lunacy." But then once my parents could tell that I was serious, it was like, "Okay then."
मेरी माँ बच्चे होने से पहले एक अभिनेत्री थीं। मैं उनका पहला बच्चा था, तो एक तरह से मैं उनके अभिनय करियर के अंत की वजह बना, जिसके लिए उम्मीद है कि उन्होंने मुझे माफ कर दिया होगा। वह आज भी हर हफ्ते मेरा शो देखती हैं। यह अजीब है क्योंकि मैं ऐसे माहौल में बड़ा नहीं हुआ जिसे नाटकीय या फिल्मी कहा जा सके। मेरे पापा एक आम नौकरी करते थे और मेरी माँ ने अभिनय छोड़ दिया था। लेकिन जब मैंने इसमें हाथ आजमाने का फैसला किया, तो यह मेरे लिए कोई बिल्कुल अजनबी दुनिया नहीं थी।
My mum was an actor until she started having children. I was the first child, so in a way I was the end of her acting career, which hopefully she's forgiven me for. She's still watches my show every week. It's funny because I didn't grow up in a household that felt like a theatrical household. My dad did a normal job and my mum had given up. But when I decided to try and do it - it wasn't the most alien concept.
My mum was an actor until she started having children. I was the first child, so in a way I was the end of her acting career, which hopefully she's forgiven me for. She's still watches my show every week. It's funny because I didn't grow up in a household that felt like a theatrical household. My dad did a normal job and my mum had given up. But when I decided to try and do it - it wasn't the most alien concept.
मुझे लगता है कि ज़िंदगी में ऐसे पल भी आते हैं जब आपको खुद पर संदेह होता है और चीज़ें बहुत मुश्किल लगने लगती हैं। आपको निश्चित रूप से धैर्य रखना पड़ता है, और मैं बहुत अधीर स्वभाव का व्यक्ति हूँ। यह कुछ वैसा ही है जैसे योडा (Yoda) ल्यूक को जेडी (Jedi) बनना सिखाता है; पेशेवर तौर पर जो काम मैं करता हूँ, उसने मुझे धैर्य का एक नया स्तर सिखाया है।
I think you have moments of doubt and moments where it feels really hard. You certainly have to be patient, and I'm a very impatient person. It's been like when Yoda teaches Luke to be a Jedi; the things that I do professionally have taught me new levels of patience.
I think you have moments of doubt and moments where it feels really hard. You certainly have to be patient, and I'm a very impatient person. It's been like when Yoda teaches Luke to be a Jedi; the things that I do professionally have taught me new levels of patience.
एक बार आपको कोई एजेंट मिल जाए तो आपको खुद को थोड़ा और बेहतर साबित करने का मौका मिलता है। यह सफलता की एक बहुत लंबी सीढ़ी है।
Once you get an agent you're given an opportunity to try a little bit more. It's a really long ladder.
Once you get an agent you're given an opportunity to try a little bit more. It's a really long ladder.
मैं खेल-कूद में बहुत आगे नहीं था, और स्कूल में बस किसी तरह पास हो जाता था, कोई खास पुरस्कार जीतने वाला नहीं था। अचानक लोगों ने मेरी पीठ थपथपाना शुरू कर दिया और कहा कि मैं मज़ेदार और प्रतिभावान हूँ। तो मुझे बस इतना समझ आया कि सराहना पाना असल में बहुत अच्छा लगता है। जब भी मुझे अभिनय का मौका मिला, मैंने थोड़ा और काम किया।
I wasn't particularly prolific at sport, and I could get by at school, but I wasn't going to win any prizes. Suddenly people were slapping me on the back and saying that I was funny and talented. So I just knew that it felt good to be appreciated, basically. Whenever I got an opportunity to do some acting I did a little bit more.
I wasn't particularly prolific at sport, and I could get by at school, but I wasn't going to win any prizes. Suddenly people were slapping me on the back and saying that I was funny and talented. So I just knew that it felt good to be appreciated, basically. Whenever I got an opportunity to do some acting I did a little bit more.
मेरा पहला पेशेवर ऑडिशन—भगवान जाने, मैंने यह बात कभी किसी को नहीं बताई—एक टेस्ट कमर्शियल के लिए था, शायद वह एक्सबॉक्स (Xbox) के लिए था। उसमें एक ऐसी दादी मुझे किडनैप कर लेती थीं जिन्हें एक्सबॉक्स खेलना पसंद था। वह बहुत अजीब अनुभव था और मुझे बिल्कुल अंदाज़े नहीं था कि मैं क्या कर रहा हूँ। मुझे सचमुच वह काम मिल गया। असल में वह कोई कमर्शियल नहीं था; वह निर्देशकों द्वारा किया जाने वाला एक डेमो था जिससे वे कंपनी को यह दिखाना चाहते थे कि वे किसी विज्ञापन को कैसे फिल्माएंगे।
My first professional audition - god, I've never told anybody about this - was for a test commercial, I think it was for Xbox. It involved me getting kidnapped by a granny who wanted to play the Xbox. It was very weird and I definitely had no idea what I was doing. I actually got the gig. It wasn't a commercial; it was what directors did when they wanted to show the company what they would do with a commercial.
My first professional audition - god, I've never told anybody about this - was for a test commercial, I think it was for Xbox. It involved me getting kidnapped by a granny who wanted to play the Xbox. It was very weird and I definitely had no idea what I was doing. I actually got the gig. It wasn't a commercial; it was what directors did when they wanted to show the company what they would do with a commercial.
अगर आप अपने एजेंट के साथ इस बात का हक चाहते हैं कि आप उससे खुलकर कह सकें—"मुझे पता है कि आपने मुझे यह स्क्रिप्ट भेजी है, मुझे पता है कि आपको यह पसंद है, लेकिन मुझे सचमुच यह बहुत बकवास लगती है"—तो आपके पास उस स्क्रिप्ट की पूरी जानकारी होनी चाहिए। आप ऐसी स्थिति में नहीं फंसना चाहते जहाँ आपका एजेंट कहे, "अरे, पहले 20 पन्नों के बाद क्या हुआ, जब यह एक साइकेडेलिक म्यूजिकल बन जाती है?" और आप कहें, "क्या? मुझे तो लगा था यह एक रोमांटिक-कॉमेडी है!"
If you want to have the right to have that conversation with your agent - "I know you sent it to me, I know you like it, but I just really think it's terrible" - you need to have the full details about script. You don't want to be in that situation where your agent says, "What about after the first 20 pages where it turns into a psychedelic musical?" And you're like "What? I thought it was an action-rom!"
If you want to have the right to have that conversation with your agent - "I know you sent it to me, I know you like it, but I just really think it's terrible" - you need to have the full details about script. You don't want to be in that situation where your agent says, "What about after the first 20 pages where it turns into a psychedelic musical?" And you're like "What? I thought it was an action-rom!"