खैर, कम उम्र में ही महान निर्देशकों के काम से मेरा पाला पड़ा था और मैंने उसकी सराहना करना सीख लिया था। एक बच्ची के रूप में, मेरी माँ मुझे लॉस एंजिल्स में वास्तव में दिलचस्प कलात्मक फिल्में दिखाने ले जाया करती थीं।

Well, I certainly was exposed to and learned to appreciate the work of great directors early on. As a kid, my mother used to take me to see really interesting arty films in Los Angeles.

Well, I certainly was exposed to and learned to appreciate the work of great directors early on. As a kid, my mother used to take me to see really interesting arty films in Los Angeles.

मुझे झपकी लेना पसंद है। मुझे सोना वाकई पसंद है। कभी-कभी मैं टेक के बीच में भी सो जाता हूँ।

I like to nap. I do like to sleep. Sometimes I sleep in between takes.

I like to nap. I do like to sleep. Sometimes I sleep in between takes.

कैट्रिना ब्लोफ़, जो आयरिश हैं, मेरी इस फ़िल्म में भी हैं। मैंने उनसे फ़िल्म में अपना आयरिश लहजा इस्तेमाल करने को कहा था, लेकिन उनका अपना लहजा इतना हल्का है कि मुझे उसे बार-बार उभारना पड़ा।

Caitriona Balfe, who is Irish, is also in my movie. I asked her to play her Irish accent in the movie, but her own brogue is so faint that I had to keep pumping it up.

Caitriona Balfe, who is Irish, is also in my movie. I asked her to play her Irish accent in the movie, but her own brogue is so faint that I had to keep pumping it up.

मुझे लगता है कि 30 साल से ज़्यादा उम्र का कोई भी व्यक्ति माता-पिता की भूमिका निभाता है क्योंकि यह उम्र के इस पड़ाव पर होता ही है, इसलिए यह एक स्वाभाविक सी बात है। लेकिन मैं निश्चित रूप से इसकी तरफ खिंचा चला जाता हूँ। उम्र बढ़ने के साथ जो सबसे तीव्र और जुनूनी अनुभव होता है, शायद यह वही है।

I think anybody over 30 plays parents because it happens in your thirties and so that's kind of a natural progression. But I'm definitely drawn to it. It's probably the most intense, passionate thing that happens to you as you get older.

I think anybody over 30 plays parents because it happens in your thirties and so that's kind of a natural progression. But I'm definitely drawn to it. It's probably the most intense, passionate thing that happens to you as you get older.

मुझे हमेशा से कुछ रचनात्मक करने की ज़रूरत महसूस होती रही है। लेकिन कभी-कभी, मैं कल्पना करता हूँ कि अगर मैं प्रसिद्ध न होता तो मेरी ज़िंदगी कैसी होती।

I'd always need a creative outlet. But sometimes, I do fantasize what my life would be like if I weren't famous.

I'd always need a creative outlet. But sometimes, I do fantasize what my life would be like if I weren't famous.

मैं अपने दौर का सबसे भाग्यशाली फ़िल्मकार हूँ।

I am the luckiest filmmaker I know.

I am the luckiest filmmaker I know.

मैं किसी फ़िल्म को सौ प्रतिशत देने और कम फ़िल्में बनाने को प्राथमिकता देता हूँ, क्योंकि यह आपकी पूरी ज़िंदगी को अपने कब्जे में ले लेती है।

I prefer to commit 100 per cent to a movie and make fewer films, because it takes over your life.

I prefer to commit 100 per cent to a movie and make fewer films, because it takes over your life.

लेकिन अब मैं सचमुच तब तक काम नहीं करना चाहता जब तक कि मैं किसी प्रोजेक्ट को लेकर बहुत ज़्यादा संजीदा न हूँ।

But now I really don't want to work unless I really, really care about a project.

But now I really don't want to work unless I really, really care about a project.

मेरी सबसे शुरुआती यादें विज्ञापनों और टीवी पर काम करने की हैं।

My earliest memories are doing commercials and TV.

My earliest memories are doing commercials and TV.

'टैक्सी ड्राइवर' मेरे साथ हुई सबसे अच्छी चीज़ थी, और मैं कोई अजीब इंसान नहीं बना और न ही मुर्गे की तरह कुड़कुड़ाया।

'Taxi Driver' was the best thing that ever happened to me, and I didn't become a weirdo and squawk like a chicken.

'Taxi Driver' was the best thing that ever happened to me, and I didn't become a weirdo and squawk like a chicken.

मेरे लिए अभिनय करना थका देने वाला है। निर्देशन मुझे हमेशा ज़्यादा ऊर्जावान बनाता है। निर्देशकीय काम ज़्यादा गहन होता है। मैं आता हूँ, खुद को अभिव्यक्त करता हूँ, और वापस चला जाता हूँ। यह मेरे लिए एक बहुत बड़ा जुनून है।

Acting, for me, is exhausting. I'm always more energized by directing. It's more intense to direct. I can pop in and express myself, then pop out again. It's a huge passion for me.

Acting, for me, is exhausting. I'm always more energized by directing. It's more intense to direct. I can pop in and express myself, then pop out again. It's a huge passion for me.

ज़्यादातर अभिनेताओं में निर्देशक जैसी समझ नहीं होती। उनमें एक अभिनेता वाली ही समझ होती है।

Most actors don't really have a director's sensibility. They have an actor's sensibility.

Most actors don't really have a director's sensibility. They have an actor's sensibility.

एक अभिनेता के रूप में, मैं हमेशा अकेले रहने वाले किरदारों को निभाता हूँ। लेकिन एक निर्देशक के रूप में, मैं हमेशा ऐसी फ़िल्में बनाता हूँ जिनमें कई कलाकार होते हैं, जो बहुत से लोगों के जीवन और उनके आपसी जुड़ाव पर केंद्रित होती हैं।

As an actor, I'm always playing solitary characters. But as a director, I'm always making ensemble movies, which focus on lots of people's lives and how they intertwine.

As an actor, I'm always playing solitary characters. But as a director, I'm always making ensemble movies, which focus on lots of people's lives and how they intertwine.

इसके लिए किसी भी तरह की सराहना या पुरस्कार नहीं मिलता - सिवाय इसके कि मेरे बच्चे बड़े होकर बेहतरीन इंसान बन रहे हैं, जो कि एक अनमोल एहसास है।

There's absolutely no sort of acknowledgment or reward for this - except for the intangible of my kids growing up to be wonderful people.

There's absolutely no sort of acknowledgment or reward for this - except for the intangible of my kids growing up to be wonderful people.

प्रेस और 'द क्रूबल' जैसी किसी चीज़ के बीच लगातार आना-जाना वाकई बहुत पागलपन भरा और तनावपूर्ण होता होगा।

Going back and forth between the press and something like The Crucible must be really crazy and intense.

Going back and forth between the press and something like The Crucible must be really crazy and intense.

जब मैं जवानी के दिनों में अपने करियर को याद करता हूँ, तो उस समय मैं जिन दौर से गुज़र रहा था, उसका संबंध उन किरदारों से जोड़ पाता हूँ जिन्हें मैं निभा रहा था। मुझे उनमें मेरी अपनी ज़िंदगी की झलक दिखाई देती है।

I look back at my career when I was younger and can connect what I was going through at the time with the characters I was playing. I see the similarities in them reflecting on my life.

I look back at my career when I was younger and can connect what I was going through at the time with the characters I was playing. I see the similarities in them reflecting on my life.

मैं बहुत बड़ा होकर अभिनेता बनने की इच्छा नहीं रखता था। मुझे याद ही नहीं कि मैं कभी अभिनेता नहीं था।

I didn't grow up really wanting to be an actor. I don't remember ever not being an actor.

I didn't grow up really wanting to be an actor. I don't remember ever not being an actor.

मैं कभी भी [अभिनय] के बिना रहने की कल्पना नहीं कर सकता। मुझे ऐसा लगेगा जैसे मैंने अपना कोई अंग खो दिया हो। लेकिन अब मैं बड़ा हो गया हूँ, और कभी-कभी मैं सोचता हूँ कि अगर कम उम्र में मुझे ये अनुभव न मिले होते तो मैं कैसा इंसान होता और मुझमें क्या बदलाव आया होता।

I can't imagine ever not doing [acting]. I would feel like I would have lost a limb. But I am older now, and sometimes I wonder who I would have been and what about me would have changed had I not had these experiences as a young person

I can't imagine ever not doing [acting]. I would feel like I would have lost a limb. But I am older now, and sometimes I wonder who I would have been and what about me would have changed had I not had these experiences as a young person

मुझे सचमुच ऐसा महसूस होता था कि मैं अपने परिवार के बीच हूँ। मेरे पिता नहीं थे, और मुझे याद है कि वहाँ बहुत से लोग हुआ करते थे - पुराने दिनों में, एक मेकअप आर्टिस्ट या कभी-कभार एक स्क्रिप्ट सुपरवाइज़र को छोड़कर कोई महिला नहीं होती थी। इसलिए वहाँ बस कुछ आदमी थे जिन्होंने मुझे सिखाया कि लकड़ी को कैसे तराशा जाता है, या फोकस कैसे सेट करते हैं, और कैमरा क्या कर रहा है। और अगर मैं नखरे दिखाता, तो वे मुझे बिठाकर समझाते थे। देर से न पहुँचने और यह सुनिश्चित करने के कई नियम थे कि कुछ भी फैले नहीं। इसलिए मुझे थोड़ा-थोड़ा ऐसा महसूस होता था जैसे मैं किसी परिवार में हूँ।

I really did feel like I was surrounded by family members. I didn't have a dad, and I remember there were all these guys - in the old days, there were no women, except a makeup artist or, occasionally, a script supervisor. So there were just guys who taught me how to, you know, whittle wood, or how to pull focus, and what the camera was doing. And if I was being bratty, they'd sit me down and tell me. There were lots of rules about not being late and making sure that you didn't spill anything. So it felt a little bit like I was in a family.

I really did feel like I was surrounded by family members. I didn't have a dad, and I remember there were all these guys - in the old days, there were no women, except a makeup artist or, occasionally, a script supervisor. So there were just guys who taught me how to, you know, whittle wood, or how to pull focus, and what the camera was doing. And if I was being bratty, they'd sit me down and tell me. There were lots of rules about not being late and making sure that you didn't spill anything. So it felt a little bit like I was in a family.

मुझे नहीं पता कि आपने सिडनी लुमेट की 'डॉग डे आफ्टरनून' [1975] या 'नेटवर्क' [1976] जैसी फ़िल्में देखी हैं या नहीं। वे वास्तविक समय में होने वाली सच्ची घटनाएँ हैं, और फ़िल्म के अलग-अलग हिस्सों में कई अलग-अलग किरदार एक ही स्थिति से गुज़र रहे होते हैं... मैं अपनी फ़िल्मों को समझाने में बहुत कमज़ोर हूँ। लेकिन यह वित्त की दुनिया और मीडिया की दुनिया से जुड़ी है, और यह कि वे कैसे आपस में जुड़ते हैं। यह एक बहुत बड़ा प्रोजेक्ट था। जूलिया रॉबर्ट्स और जॉर्ज क्लूनी के अभिनय से सजी एक बड़ी, मुख्यधारा की फ़िल्म। लेकिन मेरे लिए, यह किरदारों और आम लोगों की एक छोटी सी कहानी है।

I don't know if you've ever seen some of the Sidney Lumet movies, like Dog Day Afternoon [1975] or Network [1976]. They're real events that happen in real time, and there are all of these different characters experiencing the same thing in different parts of the movie ... I am so bad at explaining my films. But it's in the world of finance and the world of media, and how they connect. It was a big undertaking. A big, mainstream movie, which stars Julia Roberts and George Clooney. But for me, it's really just a small story about character and people.

I don't know if you've ever seen some of the Sidney Lumet movies, like Dog Day Afternoon [1975] or Network [1976]. They're real events that happen in real time, and there are all of these different characters experiencing the same thing in different parts of the movie ... I am so bad at explaining my films. But it's in the world of finance and the world of media, and how they connect. It was a big undertaking. A big, mainstream movie, which stars Julia Roberts and George Clooney. But for me, it's really just a small story about character and people.

अपने उस रास्ते को खोज लेने से ज्यादा खूबसूरत कुछ नहीं है जिसे आप तब पाते हैं जब आपको लगता है कि आप धारा में बेसहारा बह रहे हैं। और क्या आप जानते हैं कि आपका रास्ता हमेशा से वहीं था, आपके खटखटाने का इंतज़ार कर रहा था, आपके खुद के बनने का इंतज़ार कर रहा था। यह रास्ता आपके माता-पिता, आपके शिक्षकों, आपके नेताओं या आपके प्रेमियों का नहीं है। आपका रास्ता आपका वह चरित्र है जो हर दिन खुद को और अधिक परिभाषित करता है।

There is nothing more beautiful than finding your course as you believe you bob aimlessly in the current. And wouldn't you know that your path was there all along, waiting for you to knock, waiting for you to become. This path does not belong to your parents, your teachers, your leaders, or your lovers. Your path is your character defining itself more and more every day.

There is nothing more beautiful than finding your course as you believe you bob aimlessly in the current. And wouldn't you know that your path was there all along, waiting for you to knock, waiting for you to become. This path does not belong to your parents, your teachers, your leaders, or your lovers. Your path is your character defining itself more and more every day.

आप अपना जीवन जिस तरह से जीते हैं, उसका कोई न कोई अर्थ ज़रूर होना चाहिए, भले ही वह कितना भी छोटा और आकस्मिक क्यों न लगे।

Let how you live your life stand for something, no matter how small and incidental it may seem.

Let how you live your life stand for something, no matter how small and incidental it may seem.

मैंने लगभग एक हज़ार साल पहले ही अपना 'कमिंग आउट' कर दिया था, उस ज़माने में जब पाषाण युग हुआ करता था।

I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago, back in the stone age.

I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago, back in the stone age.

जीवन में सबसे ज़रूरी चीज़ यह नहीं है कि आपको समझा जाए।

Being understood is not the most essential thing in life.

Being understood is not the most essential thing in life.

जब मैं बड़ी हो रही थी, तो किताबें मुझे मेरी ज़िंदगी से दूर एक ऐसी एकांत जगह पर ले जाती थीं जो अकेलापन नहीं महसूस कराती थी। वे उन लोगों का जश्न मनाती थीं जो बहिष्कृत थे, जो समाज के हाशिए पर बैठकर अपने भीतर झाँकते थे... किताबें मेरे लिए एक काल्पनिक उदासी और आने वाली जवानी की घबराहट का इलाज थीं। वे पूरी तरह से मेरी थीं, गुप्त पासवर्ड वाले निजी द्वीप जिन्हें केवल योग्य लोग ही बोल सकते थे।

When I was growing up, books took me away from my life to a solitary place that didn't feel lonely. They celebrated the outcasts, people who sat on the margins of society contemplating their interiors. . . Books were my cure for a romanticized unhappiness, for the anxiety of impending adulthood. They were all mine, private islands with secret passwords only the worthy could utter.

When I was growing up, books took me away from my life to a solitary place that didn't feel lonely. They celebrated the outcasts, people who sat on the margins of society contemplating their interiors. . . Books were my cure for a romanticized unhappiness, for the anxiety of impending adulthood. They were all mine, private islands with secret passwords only the worthy could utter.

इसमें कोई दो राय नहीं है कि हम में से हर कोई एक व्यक्ति के रूप में पैदा होता है। तो ऐसा क्यों है कि हम में से इतने सारे लोग कार्बन कॉपी बनकर मरते हैं?

There is no doubt that each of us is born an individual. Why is it then that so many of us die carbon copies?

There is no doubt that each of us is born an individual. Why is it then that so many of us die carbon copies?

अगर मैं असफल भी होता हूँ, तो कम से कम मैं अपने तरीके से असफल हुआ होऊंगा।

If I fail, at least I will have failed my way.

If I fail, at least I will have failed my way.

बाकी सब चीजों से ऊपर निजता (प्राइवेसी)। किसी दिन, भविष्य में, लोग पीछे मुड़कर याद करेंगे कि यह एक समय में कितना सुंदर था।

Privacy above all else. Some day, in the future, people will look back and remember how beautiful it once was.

Privacy above all else. Some day, in the future, people will look back and remember how beautiful it once was.

आख़िरकार, जीत वह है जिसमें नींद अच्छी आए।

In the end, winning is sleeping better.

In the end, winning is sleeping better.

क्रूरता बहुत मानवीय हो सकती है, और यह बहुत सांस्कृतिक भी हो सकती है, लेकिन यह स्वीकार्य नहीं है।

Cruelty might be very human, and it might be very cultural, but it's not acceptable.

Cruelty might be very human, and it might be very cultural, but it's not acceptable.

एक कलाकार होना यह कहने का एक तरीका है कि, मैं यहाँ मौजूद हूँ, और यह वह चीज़ है जिसके लिए मैं खड़ा हूँ।

Being an artist is a way of saying, I am here, and this is what I stand for.

Being an artist is a way of saying, I am here, and this is what I stand for.

यह एक दिलचस्प मेल है: अकेले रहने का बहुत डर होना, और साथ ही एकांत और अकेलेपन के अनुभव की बहुत अधिक ज़रूरत होना। यह मेरे लिए हमेशा से एक रस्साकशी की तरह रहा है।

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me.

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me.

प्यार और सम्मान माता-पिता बनने के, और सभी रिश्तों के सबसे महत्वपूर्ण पहलू हैं।

Love and respect are the most important aspects of parenting, and of all relationships.

Love and respect are the most important aspects of parenting, and of all relationships.

एक दोस्त की मेरी परिभाषा वह व्यक्ति है जो आपकी उन चीज़ों को जानने के बावजूद आपको बेइंतिहा चाहता है जिनके लिए आपको सबसे ज्यादा शर्म आती है।

My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you're most ashamed of.

My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you're most ashamed of.

आप मुझसे भगवान में विश्वास करने के लिए कैसे कह सकते हैं जबकि मेरे देखने के लिए बिल्कुल भी कोई सबूत नहीं है? मैं उस विज्ञान की सुंदरता और उसके विस्मयकारी रहस्य में विश्वास करता हूँ जो वहाँ बाहर मौजूद है जिसकी हमने अभी तक खोज नहीं की है, कि उन घटनाओं के वैज्ञानिक स्पष्टीकरण मौजूद हैं जिन्हें हम रहस्यमय कहते हैं क्योंकि हम उससे बेहतर नहीं जानते।

How could you ask me to believe in God when there's absolutely no evidence that I can see? I do believe in the beauty and the awe-inspiring mystery of the science that's out there that we haven't discovered yet, that there are scientific explanations for phenomena that we call mystical because we don't know any better.

How could you ask me to believe in God when there's absolutely no evidence that I can see? I do believe in the beauty and the awe-inspiring mystery of the science that's out there that we haven't discovered yet, that there are scientific explanations for phenomena that we call mystical because we don't know any better.

मेरा हमेशा से यही मानना रहा है कि फिल्में लोगों को बेहतर इंसान बनाएँ, न कि बदतर।

I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse.

I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse.

अभिनय बस इत्तेफाक से मेरा हुनर है, वरना मुझे लगता है कि एक तकनीशियन बनना या फिल्म उद्योग से किसी और तरह से जुड़ना मुझे शायद उतना ही सुकून देता।

Acting just happens to be my skill, but I think I would probably be just as happy being a technician or entering into the film business in some other way.

Acting just happens to be my skill, but I think I would probably be just as happy being a technician or entering into the film business in some other way.

मैं नास्तिक हूँ। लेकिन मुझे धर्म और उनके रीति-रिवाज बेहद पसंद हैं, भले ही मैं ईश्वर में विश्वास न करती हूँ। हम अपने परिवार में बच्चों के साथ लगभग हर धर्म का त्योहार मनाते हैं। उन्हें यह बहुत पसंद है और जब वे पूछते हैं, 'क्या हम यहूदी हैं?' या 'क्या हम कैथोलिक हैं?', तो मैं कहती हूँ, 'देखो, मैं तो नहीं हूँ, लेकिन 18 साल के होने के बाद तुम खुद चुन सकते हो। पर क्या यह मज़ेदार नहीं है कि हम सेडर मनाते हैं और एडवेंट कैलेंडर का इस्तेमाल करते हैं?'

I'm an atheist. But I absolutely love religions and the rituals. Even though I don't believe in God. We celebrate pretty much every religion in our family with the kids. They love it, and when they say, 'Are we Jewish?' or 'Are we Catholic?' I say, 'Well, I'm not, but you can choose when you're 18. But isn't this fun that we do seders and the Advent calendar?'

I'm an atheist. But I absolutely love religions and the rituals. Even though I don't believe in God. We celebrate pretty much every religion in our family with the kids. They love it, and when they say, 'Are we Jewish?' or 'Are we Catholic?' I say, 'Well, I'm not, but you can choose when you're 18. But isn't this fun that we do seders and the Advent calendar?'

आखिरकार यह सब बीत जाता है। आज के सार्वजनिक सदमे और डर आख़िरकार छँट ही जाते हैं। और हाँ, इनके पीछे छूट जाने वाले दर्दनाक मंज़र आपको बदल कर रख देते हैं। उम्मीद है कि इस प्रक्रिया में आप अपनी वह क्षमता नहीं खोएंगे जिसके दम पर आप दोबारा अपने दोनों हाथ हवा में उठाकर बेपरवाह होकर झूम सकें। यही असली बगावत है और आखिरकार, जीने का सबसे खूबसूरत जरिया भी। किसी को भी आपसे यह चीज़ छीनने मत दीजिए।

Eventually this all passes. The public horrors of today eventually blow away. And, yes, you are changed by the awful wake of reckoning they leave behind. Hopefully in the process you don't lose your ability to throw your arms in the air again and spin in wild abandon. That is the ultimate F.U. and - finally - the most beautiful survival tool of all. Don't let them take that away from you.

Eventually this all passes. The public horrors of today eventually blow away. And, yes, you are changed by the awful wake of reckoning they leave behind. Hopefully in the process you don't lose your ability to throw your arms in the air again and spin in wild abandon. That is the ultimate F.U. and - finally - the most beautiful survival tool of all. Don't let them take that away from you.

मैंने 'इंटरव्यू' मैगजीन के लिए कई इंटरव्यू लिए थे। वे असल में मुझे इसके लिए पैसे भी देते थे। तब शायद मैं 18 या 19 साल की रही होंगी। मैं कॉलेज में थी और मुझे याद है कि मुझे कितना अच्छा लगा था। मेरे पास एक असली नौकरी थी, वे मुझे पैसे देते थे और यह सब बहुत रोमांचक था।

I conducted a bunch of interviews for Interview magazine. They actually paid me. I think I was probably 18 or 19. I was in college and I remember feeling, like, "Wow." I had a real job, and they paid me money, and it was exciting.

I conducted a bunch of interviews for Interview magazine. They actually paid me. I think I was probably 18 or 19. I was in college and I remember feeling, like, "Wow." I had a real job, and they paid me money, and it was exciting.

मैं अक्सर कल्पना करती हूँ कि काश मेरे पास कोई ऐसा शारीरिक श्रम वाला काम होता जहाँ मैं रात को घर लौटकर किताब पढ़ सकूँ और इस बात की चिंता न हो कि अगले दिन क्या होने वाला है।

I fantasize about having a manual job where I can come home at night, read a book and not feel responsible for what will happen the next day.

I fantasize about having a manual job where I can come home at night, read a book and not feel responsible for what will happen the next day.

देखिए, यह बहुत बुरी बात है, मैं जानती हूँ, लेकिन कमज़ोरी मुझे सचमुच बहुत चिढ़اتی है, यहाँ तक कि अगर मुझे फुटपाथ पर कोई घायल पक्षी दिख जाए, तो मैं उसे देखकर सोचती हूँ: इससे बेहतर तो यह है कि मैं उसे एक लात मार दूं।

Look, it's terrible, I know, but weakness really, really bugs me, to the point that if there is a wounded bird on the sidewalk, I look at it and I go: I think I'll just kick it.

Look, it's terrible, I know, but weakness really, really bugs me, to the point that if there is a wounded bird on the sidewalk, I look at it and I go: I think I'll just kick it.

यह जानना कि किसी चित्रकार ने कौन सा रंग इस्तेमाल किया है या यह समझना कि कला के इतिहास में वह किस दौर से ताल्लुक रखता था, आपकी चित्रकारी की समझ को कम नहीं करता, बल्कि बढ़ाता है।

Knowing what paint a painter uses or having an understanding of where he was in the history of where he came from doesn't hurt your appreciation of the painting.

Knowing what paint a painter uses or having an understanding of where he was in the history of where he came from doesn't hurt your appreciation of the painting.

मुझे लगता है कि एक कलाकार की ज़िम्मेदारी उतनी सीधी नहीं है जितना लोग समझते हैं।

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

मेरे लिए नई कार खरीदना बहुत मुश्किल है। मेरे लिए नया घर लेना भी बहुत कठिन है। जिन चीज़ों से मुझे स्थिरता मिलती है, उनसे आगे बढ़ना मेरे लिए वाकई बहुत आसां नहीं है।

It's very hard for me to get a new car. It's really hard for me to get a new house. It's really hard for me to move on from the things that give me stability.

It's very hard for me to get a new car. It's really hard for me to get a new house. It's really hard for me to move on from the things that give me stability.

मुझे नहीं लगता कि मेरा व्यक्तित्व ऐसा है। मैं बहुत ज़्यादा बाहरमुखी (एक्सट्रोवर्ट) नहीं हूँ। मैं टेबल पर चढ़कर नाचना या लोगों की नकल उतारना पसंद नहीं करती। इसलिए मेरा मानना है कि मेरा तरीका कहानियों से प्यार करने का है। वही मेरा पहला प्यार है - शब्द। शब्द, कहानी और उनसे तस्वीरें कैसे गढ़ी जाएं। मुझे लगता है कि मैं एक निर्देशक के नज़रिए से सोचती हूँ। एक निर्देशक वाला स्वभाव मुझमें ज़्यादा है, और इसी बात ने मेरे अभिनय को भी गढ़ा है।

I don't really think I have the personality. I am not very external. I don't want to dance on the table and do impressions. So I think that the way I approach it is really loving story. That's my first love - the words. The words and the story and how to create images. I guess I come at that as a director. I think that's much more in my personality to be a director, so that's kind of informed my acting.

I don't really think I have the personality. I am not very external. I don't want to dance on the table and do impressions. So I think that the way I approach it is really loving story. That's my first love - the words. The words and the story and how to create images. I guess I come at that as a director. I think that's much more in my personality to be a director, so that's kind of informed my acting.

इसके कोई प्रत्यक्ष प्रमाण नहीं हैं, इसलिए आप मुझसे भगवान पर विश्वास करने की उम्मीद कैसे कर सकते हैं।

There is no direct evidence, so how could you ask me to believe in God.

There is no direct evidence, so how could you ask me to believe in God.

मैंने 14 या 15 की उम्र में जो फिल्में की थीं, उन्हें देखना मेरे लिए बहुत मुश्किल है। वे बड़े अजीब से साल थे। मुझे नहीं लगता कि कोई भी इंसान अपनी 14 साल की उम्र के किए गए काम को देखकर झेंपे बिना रह सकता है।

The movies I made when I was 14 or 15, I have a hard time looking at those. Those were the awkward years. I don't know if anybody can look at something they did when they were 14 and not wince.

The movies I made when I was 14 or 15, I have a hard time looking at those. Those were the awkward years. I don't know if anybody can look at something they did when they were 14 and not wince.

क्रूरता भले ही बहुत इंसानी और सांस्कृतिक रूप से जुड़ी हो, लेकिन यह कतई स्वीकार्य नहीं है और यह कोई विकल्प नहीं हो सकता।

Cruelty might be very human and very cultural, but it is not acceptable and it is not an option.

Cruelty might be very human and very cultural, but it is not acceptable and it is not an option.

आप हम सबकी आने वाली पीढ़ियों का भविष्य अपने हाथों में थामे हुए हैं। इसलिए बेहतर होगा कि आप इसे संभाल कर रखें।

You hold all of our futures in your hands. So you better make it good.

You hold all of our futures in your hands. So you better make it good.

मुझे धर्म और उसके रीति-रिवाज बेहद पसंद हैं। भले ही मैं भगवान में विश्वास न करती हूँ, लेकिन हम अपने परिवार में बच्चों के साथ लगभग हर धर्म का त्योहार मनाते हैं।

I absolutely love religions and the rituals. Even though I don't believe in God, we celebrate pretty much every religion in our family with the kids.

I absolutely love religions and the rituals. Even though I don't believe in God, we celebrate pretty much every religion in our family with the kids.

बीस साल की उम्र सब कुछ अपने अंदर समेट लेने की होती है: इसे जी भर के जीना, इसका आनंद लेना, और बाद में इसके कड़वे अनुभवों को पीछे छोड़ देना। यह दौर बिना डरे, थोड़ी नादानी के साथ, बेखौफ और अपनी ही धुन में जीने का होता है। यह ज़िंदगी को ऊपर से देखने का नहीं, बल्कि उसके समंदर में डूब जाने का नाम है।

Being twenty-something is all about taking it in: eating it, drinking it, and spitting out the seeds later. It's about being fearless, and stupid, and dangerous, and unfocused, and abandoned. It's about being in it, not on top of it

Being twenty-something is all about taking it in: eating it, drinking it, and spitting out the seeds later. It's about being fearless, and stupid, and dangerous, and unfocused, and abandoned. It's about being in it, not on top of it

शायद मैंने बहुत से ऐसे किरदार निभाए हैं जो पीड़ित रहे हैं, लेकिन महिलाओं के इतिहास का एक बहुत बड़ा हिस्सा ऐसा ही रहा है।

I guess I've played a lot of victims, but that's what a lot of the history of women is about.

I guess I've played a lot of victims, but that's what a lot of the history of women is about.

सिर्फ हमारी अपनी आकाशगंगा में ही 400 अरब तारे हैं। अगर उनमें से सिर्फ दस लाख में से एक के पास ग्रह हों, और उनमें से भी दस लाख में से एक पर जीवन हो, और उनमें से भी दस लाख में से एक के पास बुद्धिमान जीवन हो, तो इस ब्रह्मांड में ऐसे करोड़ों सभ्यताएँ मौजूद होंगी।

There are 400 billion stars out there, just in our galaxy alone. If just one out of a million of those had planets, and just one in a million of those had life, and just one out of a million of those had intelligent life, there would be literally millions of civilizations out there.

There are 400 billion stars out there, just in our galaxy alone. If just one out of a million of those had planets, and just one in a million of those had life, and just one out of a million of those had intelligent life, there would be literally millions of civilizations out there.

'टैक्सी ड्राइवर' के साथ, मेरे जीवन में एक ऐसा पल आया जब मुझे सब कुछ अचानक समझ आ गया। मुझे एहसास हुआ कि अभिनय सिर्फ वही नहीं है जो मैं अब तक करती आ रही थी। मुझे एक ऐसा किरदार गढ़ना था जो बिल्कुल मैं नहीं थी।

With 'Taxi Driver,' I had this eureka moment. I realized that acting could be much more than what I had been doing. I had to build a character that wasn't me.

With 'Taxi Driver,' I had this eureka moment. I realized that acting could be much more than what I had been doing. I had to build a character that wasn't me.

मैं कपड़ों की बहुत शौकीन नहीं हूँ। मेरे लिए यह सिर्फ़ काम का हिस्सा है। यह वो चीज़ है जिसे करना मुझे सबसे कम पसंद है। मैं इस आधार पर आंँकी जाना नहीं चाहती।

I'm really not a clothes person. To me, that's just work. It's the thing I hate to do the most. I don't want to be judged in that way.

I'm really not a clothes person. To me, that's just work. It's the thing I hate to do the most. I don't want to be judged in that way.

अजीब बात है कि मेरे अंदर अभिनय करने की कोई तीव्र इच्छा नहीं है। मुझे नहीं पता कि अगर कम उम्र में मैं अभिनेत्री न बनी होती, तो क्या मैं कभी इस पेशे को चुनती, क्योंकि मेरा स्वभाव इसके बिल्कुल उलट है।

I don't have a burning desire to act strangely enough. I don't know that if I hadn't been an actor as a young person, I don't know that I ever would have chosen this because it's not really my personality.

I don't have a burning desire to act strangely enough. I don't know that if I hadn't been an actor as a young person, I don't know that I ever would have chosen this because it's not really my personality.

ऐसी बौद्धिक फिल्म बनाना जिसमें सामाजिक-राजनीतिक संदेश भी हो और साथ ही जो उतनी ही भावनात्मक और असरदार भी हो, एक बहुत कठिन काम है।

It's a tough trick to be able to create an intelligent movie that has socio-political commentary, and also has the emotional and moving stuff, at the same time.

It's a tough trick to be able to create an intelligent movie that has socio-political commentary, and also has the emotional and moving stuff, at the same time.

अगर आप बचपन से ही सार्वजनिक जीवन में रहे हों, अगर आपको हर हाल में एक वास्तविक, ईमानदार और सामान्य ज़िंदगी जीने के लिए कड़ा संघर्ष करना पड़ा हो, तो शायद आपके लिए निजता (प्राइवेसी) ही सबसे बढ़कर होगी। मैंने तीन साल की उम्र से अपनी ज़िंदगी का सब कुछ सबके सामने रख दिया है। अपने आप में यह किसी रियलिटी शो से कम नहीं है, क्या आपको नहीं लगता?

If you had been a public figure from the time you were a toddler, if you'd had to fight for a life that felt real and honest and normal against all odds, than maybe to you might value privacy above all else. I have given everything up there from the time that I was three-years old. That's reality show enough, don't you think?

If you had been a public figure from the time you were a toddler, if you'd had to fight for a life that felt real and honest and normal against all odds, than maybe to you might value privacy above all else. I have given everything up there from the time that I was three-years old. That's reality show enough, don't you think?

कॉलेज में मैं साहित्य की छात्रा थी और किताबें ही मेरी दुनिया थीं।

I was a literature major in college and that was my thing, books.

I was a literature major in college and that was my thing, books.

मैंने एक तरह से उन किरदारों को बचाया है जिन्हें समाज ने हाशिए पर धकेल दिया था—उन्हें निभाकर, यह सुनिश्चित किया है कि उनकी गरिमा बनी रहे, वे आख़िरकार जीवित रहें और हर मुश्किल को पार कर जाएं।

I have, in some ways, saved characters that have been marginalized by society by playing them - and having them still have dignity and still survive, still get through it.

I have, in some ways, saved characters that have been marginalized by society by playing them - and having them still have dignity and still survive, still get through it.

मुझे तब बहुत बुरा लगता है जब फिल्मों की समीक्षा फिल्म पर आधारित न होकर इस बात पर होती है कि किसी ने कितना पैसा कमाया, वो किसके साथ सो रहे हैं, उन्हें वो काम किसी जान-पहचान की वजह से मिला या फॉक्स स्टूडियो ने उसमें कितना पैसा लगाया है।

I don't like it when reviews aren't about the movie. When they're about how much money somebody made, or who they're sleeping with, or if they got the job via some connection, or about how Fox is putting X amount of dollars into it.

I don't like it when reviews aren't about the movie. When they're about how much money somebody made, or who they're sleeping with, or if they got the job via some connection, or about how Fox is putting X amount of dollars into it.

महिलाओं के अनुभवों का पिचानवे प्रतिशत हिस्सा किसी न किसी रूप में पीड़ित होने से जुड़ा होता है। या फिर कमज़ोर माने जाने और संघर्ष करने से... महिलाएं वियतनाम जाकर बम नहीं फोड़ती हैं। वे रैम्बो नहीं हैं।

Ninety-five percent of women's experiences are about being a victim. Or about being an underdog, or having to survive... women didn't go to Vietnam and blow things up. They are not Rambo.

Ninety-five percent of women's experiences are about being a victim. Or about being an underdog, or having to survive... women didn't go to Vietnam and blow things up. They are not Rambo.

जीवित रहने के लिए मैं क्या करती हूँ? खुद को ऊर्जावान बनाए रखने के लिए मैं क्या करती हूँ? इसका जवाब हमेशा रचनात्मकता होता है; इसका जवाब हमेशा कला होता है।

What do I do to live? What do I do to be vital? The answer is always creativity; the answer is always art.

What do I do to live? What do I do to be vital? The answer is always creativity; the answer is always art.

लोग कहते हैं कि एक महिला कलाकार के रूप में 40 की उम्र के बाद आपका करियर खत्म हो जाता है। लेकिन तब भी मुझसे यही कहा गया था कि 16 साल की उम्र के बाद मैं दोबारा कभी काम नहीं कर पाऊँगी।

People say as a woman actor your career is over at 40. But then they told me I would never work again after I was 16.

People say as a woman actor your career is over at 40. But then they told me I would never work again after I was 16.

बड़ी होकर मुझे परफेक्ट दिखने में कोई दिलचस्पी नहीं है। मुझे अपनी एक कहानी होने में दिलचस्पी है। असल में औरतों की सबसे खूबसूरत चीज़ उनकी अपनी कहानी ही होती है।

I'm not interested in being perfect when im older. Im interested in having a narrative. It's the narrative that's really the most beautiful thing about women.

I'm not interested in being perfect when im older. Im interested in having a narrative. It's the narrative that's really the most beautiful thing about women.

अगर मैं अपनी पूरी ज़िंदगी में सिर्फ दो फिल्में बनाऊँ—और वो ऐसी फिल्में हों जिन्हें चाहे बहुत पैसे मिलें या उन्हें देखने सिर्फ दो ही लोग आएँ—लेकिन अगर वे मेरे होने की गवाही देती हैं, तो मैं उन्हें बेहद कामयाब मानूँगी। मुझे स्टीवन स्पीलबर्ग बनने की कोई ज़रूरत नहीं है।

If I make two movies my entire life, and they're two movies that - whether they make a lot of money or two people go to see them - they speak of me, then I consider them incredibly successful. I don't need to be Steven Spielberg.

If I make two movies my entire life, and they're two movies that - whether they make a lot of money or two people go to see them - they speak of me, then I consider them incredibly successful. I don't need to be Steven Spielberg.

मैं ऐसे इंसानों पर फिल्में बनाती हूँ जो अंदरूनी उथल-पुथल से गुज़र रहे होते हैं, क्योंकि अपनी खुद की अंदरूनी उलझनों को सुलझाने, उन्हें समझने और उनसे पार पाने के लिए यह मेरा अपना तरीका है—अपना समय, ऊर्जा, ध्यान और लगन लगाने का।

I make movies about people in spiritual crisis because it's a way for me to spend the time, the energy, the focus and the obsession to come to terms with my own spiritual crisis.

I make movies about people in spiritual crisis because it's a way for me to spend the time, the energy, the focus and the obsession to come to terms with my own spiritual crisis.

मुझे समझ नहीं आता कि लोग बाल कलाकारों को लेकर ही ऐसा क्यों सोचते हैं कि वे मानसिक रूप से उलझन में रहते हैं। मैं हर जगह ऐसे बच्चे देखती हूँ जो बुरी तरह बोर हो रहे होते हैं। मैंने अपनी ज़िंदगी में एक दिन भी बोरियत महसूस नहीं की।

I don't know why people think child actresses in particular are screwed up. I see kids everywhere who are totally bored. I've never been bored a day in my life.

I don't know why people think child actresses in particular are screwed up. I see kids everywhere who are totally bored. I've never been bored a day in my life.

मुझे ज़िंदगी में कई बार ऐसा महसूस हुआ है जैसे मुझे मौत की सज़ा और उम्रकैद में से किसी एक को चुनना हो। और मैं जीना चाहती हूँ। जीने के लिए मैं क्या करूँ? खुद को जीवंत बनाए रखने के लिए मैं क्या करूँ? और इसका जवाब हमेशा रचनात्मकता होता है।

I feel at various times in my life that I've been at a point where I had to choose between a death sentence and a life sentence. And I want to live. What do I do to live? What do I do to be vital? And the answer is always creativity.

I feel at various times in my life that I've been at a point where I had to choose between a death sentence and a life sentence. And I want to live. What do I do to live? What do I do to be vital? And the answer is always creativity.

मेरी कभी ऐसी कोई महत्वाकांक्षा नहीं थी कि मैं बड़ी, घिसी-पिटी कमर्शियल फिल्में बनाऊँ।

I didn't have any ambition to produce big mainstream popcorn movies.

I didn't have any ambition to produce big mainstream popcorn movies.

मुझे तब परेशानी होती है जब मैं किसी ऐसे काम में पूरी तरह डूबी होती हूँ जिस पर मेरा पूरा ध्यान होता है, और तभी मुझसे आकर जूते खरीदने या ऐसी ही किसी बात के लिए कह दिया जाता है।

Where I have problems is when I am in the midst of doing something that I am completely focused on, and then I am asked to buy shoes or something.

Where I have problems is when I am in the midst of doing something that I am completely focused on, and then I am asked to buy shoes or something.

वह मेरी ज़िंदगी का एक अजीब दौर और एक अलग ही अनुभव था [जब मैंने थिएटर किया था]। उसे देखकर मैंने सोचा, "अरे यार, पता नहीं मैं कभी दोबारा ऐसा करना भी चाहूँगी या नहीं।" और मुझे थिएटर से प्यार है। मुझे वहाँ जाना पसंद है। थिएटर का अनुभव मुझे बहुत पसंद है। लेकिन मुझे पक्का नहीं पता कि यह मेरे लिए है या नहीं।

It was a weird moment in my life and a weird experience [doing a theater]. It made me think, "Gee, I don't know if I ever want to do this again." And I love theater. I love going. I love the experience of theater. But I am not sure it's for me.

It was a weird moment in my life and a weird experience [doing a theater]. It made me think, "Gee, I don't know if I ever want to do this again." And I love theater. I love going. I love the experience of theater. But I am not sure it's for me.

मुझे लॉस एंजिल्स की यह बात बहुत पसंद है कि वहाँ कोई आपको परेशान नहीं करता। मैं घर जा सकती हूँ, पूरा दिन किताबें पढ़ सकती हूँ और कोई मुझमें दखल नहीं देता।

I love the way L A. leaves you alone. I can go home, read all day, and nobody bugs me.

I love the way L A. leaves you alone. I can go home, read all day, and nobody bugs me.

मुझे काम खत्म होने पर रोज़ रात को सेट पर ही अपना मेकअप उतारना पड़ता था। मुझे घर ले जाकर ऐसा करने की इजाज़त नहीं थी, क्योंकि मेरी माँ कहती थीं कि जब तुम्हारा काम का दिन खत्म, तो समझो काम खत्म।

I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasn't allowed to do it at home because my mom said that when your work day is done, you're done with work.

I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasn't allowed to do it at home because my mom said that when your work day is done, you're done with work.

एक अजीब तरीके से, यही एक अभिनेता होने की खूबसूरती है। आप उन चीज़ों को जी पाते हैं जिनसे आप डरते हैं, और आप यह कह पाते हैं—'चलो, शायद मैं इसके आखिर तक पहुँचकर इससे सही-सलामत बाहर निकल सकती हूँ और अपनी ही कहानी की हीरो बन सकती हूँ।' यह डर को अपने अंदर से बाहर निकालने का एक जरिया है।

In a weird way, that's the beauty of being an actor. You get to live out things that you're afraid of, and you get to say, 'Well, maybe I can get to the end of it and survive it intact and I can be the hero of my own story.' It's kind of a way of exorcising fear.

In a weird way, that's the beauty of being an actor. You get to live out things that you're afraid of, and you get to say, 'Well, maybe I can get to the end of it and survive it intact and I can be the hero of my own story.' It's kind of a way of exorcising fear.

मैंDublin सिर्फ एक बार गई हूँ, और मेरा अनुभव बहुत शानदार रहा। बारिश की वजह से मैं पूरी तरह भीग गई थी।

I've only been to Dublin once, and I had a great time. I got completely soaked because it was rainy.

I've only been to Dublin once, and I had a great time. I got completely soaked because it was rainy.

जैसे-जैसे वक्त बीतेगा, मैं उम्र के हिसाब से किरदार निभाऊँगी: मैं बोटॉक्स के सहारे अजीब दिखने वाली कोई अजीब औरत नहीं बनना चाहती।

As time goes on, I will play characters who get older: I don't want to be some Botoxed weirdo.

As time goes on, I will play characters who get older: I don't want to be some Botoxed weirdo.

बात साफ कर दूँ कि परदे पर किसी अभिनय के बदले मिलने वाली सैलरी में यह अधिकार शामिल नहीं है कि कोई किसी की ज़िंदगी में ताकझाँक करे या उसके आत्मसम्मान को ठेस पहुँचाए।

Just to set the record straight, a salary for a given on-screen performance does not include the right to invade anyone’s privacy, to destroy someone’s sense of self.

Just to set the record straight, a salary for a given on-screen performance does not include the right to invade anyone’s privacy, to destroy someone’s sense of self.

जब मैं यह कहती हूँ कि मैं नास्तिक हूँ, तो लोग हमेशा हैरान हो जाते हैं।

People are always surprised when I say that I'm an atheist.

People are always surprised when I say that I'm an atheist.

अब सुनने में आता है कि हर सेलिब्रिटी से यह उम्मीद की जाती है कि वह अपनी निजी ज़िंदगी के पन्नों को एक प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस, अपना खुद का परफ्यूम और एक प्राइम-टाइम रियलिटी शो के ज़रिए परोस दे।

Now apparently I'm told that every celebrity is expected to honour the details of their private life with a press conference, a fragrance and a prime-time reality show.

Now apparently I'm told that every celebrity is expected to honour the details of their private life with a press conference, a fragrance and a prime-time reality show.

काश मुझे और भी कई भाषाएँ आतीं। मैं कुछ भाषाएँ बोल लेती हूँ, पर इतनी अच्छी तरह नहीं कि खुद अपनी फिल्म की डबिंग कर सकूँ। फ्रेंच इकलौती ऐसी भाषा है जो मुझे आती है, पर वह भी काफी मुश्किल चीज़ है।

I wish that I spoke more languages. I speak a couple languages, but not well enough to really dub myself. French is really the only one, and it's a difficult thing.

I wish that I spoke more languages. I speak a couple languages, but not well enough to really dub myself. French is really the only one, and it's a difficult thing.

लेकिन मैं इस इंडस्ट्री में क्यों आई, मैं इस क्षेत्र में क्यों आना चाहती थी—उसकी वजह थी 'मिडनाइट काउबॉय'।

But the reason I became, why I wanted to be in the business was because there was Midnight Cowboy.

But the reason I became, why I wanted to be in the business was because there was Midnight Cowboy.

बचपन में बड़ों की दुनिया में जीते हुए मेरी ज़िंदगी बहुत असाधारण रही है। लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि मेरी ताकत चीज़ों को गहराई से समझने, इंसानों के मनोविज्ञान और उनके आपसी रिश्तों को परखने में थी।

I had a prodigious life, living in a grown-up world when I was a child. But I think my abilities were about perceptiveness, and they were about examining psychology and examining people and relationships.

I had a prodigious life, living in a grown-up world when I was a child. But I think my abilities were about perceptiveness, and they were about examining psychology and examining people and relationships.

कॉलेज छोड़ने को मैंने अपनी ज़िंदगी में कुछ अलग करने के मौके के तौर पर देखा था। मैं हमेशा यही सोचती थी कि आगे चलकर मैं académica (शिक्षा और शोध) के रास्ते पर ही जाऊँगी।

I saw leaving college as an opportunity to do something different with my life. I always thought that becoming an academic was going to be my path.

I saw leaving college as an opportunity to do something different with my life. I always thought that becoming an academic was going to be my path.

मैं एक निर्देशक के तौर पर ज़्यादा काम करना चाहती हूँ। एक अभिनेता होना कई बार रास्ते से भटका देता है, क्योंकि इसके कई कारण हैं। आपको शूटिंग शुरू होने से करीब छह महीने पहले पता चलता है कि आप काम करने वाले हैं, फिर उसके बाद तैयारी होती है, शूटिंग के बाद का काम होता है, और भी कई चीज़ें होती हैं, और फिर अचानक देखते हैं कि बिना निर्देशन किए पूरा एक साल निकल गया। मेरे अंदर एक हिस्सा ऐसा है जिसे इन चीज़ों के प्रलोभन से बचना होगा ताकि मैं निर्देशन पर पूरा ध्यान दे सकूँ। सच कहूँ तो, अभिनय करने के पीछे मेरा सबसे बड़ा मकसद दूसरे निर्देशकों को काम करते हुए देखना और उनसे सीखना होता है। शायद यही बात मुझे सबसे ज्यादा आकर्षित करती है।

I'd like to work more as a director. It's distracting being an actor, because - there's a lot of reasons. You find out you're going to work about six months before you start shooting, and then there's prep and there's post afterward, and there's stuff to do, and then suddenly you've gone a year without directing. There's a part of me that has to not be tempted by that in order to commit more to the directing. Honestly, the big reason for me to act is to observe other directors and learn from them. That seems to be the biggest draw.

I'd like to work more as a director. It's distracting being an actor, because - there's a lot of reasons. You find out you're going to work about six months before you start shooting, and then there's prep and there's post afterward, and there's stuff to do, and then suddenly you've gone a year without directing. There's a part of me that has to not be tempted by that in order to commit more to the directing. Honestly, the big reason for me to act is to observe other directors and learn from them. That seems to be the biggest draw.

मैं इस सिस्टम के भीतर रहकर ही इसमें बदलाव लाना चाहती हूँ। और इसका मतलब है पूरी तरह केंद्रित होकर किसी खास चीज़ में माहिर होना।

I want to change the system from within the system. And that means focusing and specializing.

I want to change the system from within the system. And that means focusing and specializing.

सब लोग मेरे सामने ऑडिशन के लिए पढ़कर दिखाते हैं। मुझे इसमें कभी कोई अजीब बात नहीं लगी। आकर पढ़ना मुझे कभी बुरा नहीं लगा। उन्हें यह पता होना चाहिए कि क्या मैं सही इंसान हूँ, और मुझे यह पता होना चाहिए कि क्या मैं वह फिल्म करना चाहती हूँ।

Everybody reads for me. I was never weird about that. I never minded coming in and reading. They should know if I'm the right person, and I should know if I want to do a movie.

Everybody reads for me. I was never weird about that. I never minded coming in and reading. They should know if I'm the right person, and I should know if I want to do a movie.

मैं कभी टॉम क्रूज़ की हीरोइन या फिल्म की खूबसूरत गर्लफ्रेंड वाले साँचे में फिट नहीं बैठी। मेरा वैसा करियर रहा ही नहीं, इसलिए मुझे उस स्तर पर किसी से मुकाबला करने की कोई ज़रूरत नहीं है।

I was never the ingenue or the pretty girlfriend of Tom Cruise in a movie. I didn't have that career, so I don't have to compete on that level.

I was never the ingenue or the pretty girlfriend of Tom Cruise in a movie. I didn't have that career, so I don't have to compete on that level.

मैं गहरी और गंभीर कहानियाँ बनाती हूँ, ऐसे इंसानों पर फिल्में बनाती हूँ जो गहरे डर के साथ जीते हैं और फिर उस डर पर काबू पाकर अपने अंदर के हीरो को खोज निकालते हैं।

I make dark dramas, movies about people living in desperate fear who then overcome that fear and find a heroic side to themselves.

I make dark dramas, movies about people living in desperate fear who then overcome that fear and find a heroic side to themselves.

मैं जितनी भी फिल्में बनाती हूँ, वे किसी न किसी रूप में मेरी अपनी ज़िंदगी की कहानी होती हैं। मेरी ज़िंदगी के अलग-अलग दौर हैं।

All the movies that I make in some ways have to be the story of my life. There are different chapters in my life.

All the movies that I make in some ways have to be the story of my life. There are different chapters in my life.

एक अभिनेता के रूप में, मैं ड्रामे (गंभीरता) की तरफ खिंचती हूँ; और एक निर्देशक के रूप में, कॉमेडी की तरफ—क्योंकि यह मेरी अपनी ज़िंदगी की कहानी है, और मैं इसे लेकर इतनी गंभीर नहीं हो सकती। अकेले रहना मेरी सभी फिल्मों का एक बहुत बड़ा विषय रहा है, चाहे वह एक निर्देशक के तौर पर हो या एक अभिनेत्री के तौर पर।

As an actor, I'm attracted to drama; as a director, it's humor - because it's the story of my life, and I can't be that serious about it. Being alone is a big theme in all my movies, both as a director and as an actress.

As an actor, I'm attracted to drama; as a director, it's humor - because it's the story of my life, and I can't be that serious about it. Being alone is a big theme in all my movies, both as a director and as an actress.

काश लोग सबटाइटल पढ़ने की इस झिझक से बाहर आ पाते, हालाँकि साथ ही साथ, आप जानते ही हैं, शायद यही वजह है कि मैं डबिंग का थोड़ा समर्थन करती हूँ।

I wish people could get over the hang-up of subtitles, although at the same time, you know, that's kind of why I'm kind of pro dubbing.

I wish people could get over the hang-up of subtitles, although at the same time, you know, that's kind of why I'm kind of pro dubbing.

~मैं अक्सर सोचा करती थी कि क्या हो अगर कोई अच्छी फिल्म मिल जाए और उसकी शूटिंग का समय ऐसा हो जब लड़के पहली बार नए स्कूल जा रहे हों?... खैर, मैंने सोचा नहीं था कि यह सिर्फ दो सेकंड की उलझन होगी। मुझे अंदाज़ा नहीं था कि फैसले लेना इतना आसान होगा।~

~I used to think, What if there's an interesting movie and it conflicts with the boys going to a new school for the first time?... Well, I didn't anticipate that was going to be about a two-second dilemma. I didn't know the choices would be so easy to make.~

~I used to think, What if there's an interesting movie and it conflicts with the boys going to a new school for the first time?... Well, I didn't anticipate that was going to be about a two-second dilemma. I didn't know the choices would be so easy to make.~

जब वे छोटे थे, तब मैंने बहुत ज्यादा काम नहीं किया, और मेरे पास यह सहूलियत थी कि मैं ऐसा कर सकी। ज़्यादातर लोगों के पास यह छूट नहीं होती।

I didn't work very much when they were young, and I had the luxury to be able to do that. Most people can't.

I didn't work very much when they were young, and I had the luxury to be able to do that. Most people can't.

मेरा aadhikatar samay school ke bahar beeta, isliye apni umar ke bachon ke sath mere gehre rishte nahi ban paaye

I spent a lot of time not in school, so I didn't have deep relationships with kids my own age.

I spent a lot of time not in school, so I didn't have deep relationships with kids my own age.

Jab main film banati hoon toh kisi doosri jagah par rehna pasand karti hoon taaki mera dhyan kisi aur cheez par na jaaye, aur wahi aapki duniya ban jaati hai

I like to be in a different place when I make a movie so that I can't really focus on anything else, and that is your world.

I like to be in a different place when I make a movie so that I can't really focus on anything else, and that is your world.

Julia Roberts aur Sandra Bullock rom-coms karti hain. Main dark dramas karti hoon. Aur main ye filmein achhi tarah karti hoon

Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock do romantic comedies. I do dark dramas. I do these movies well.

Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock do romantic comedies. I do dark dramas. I do these movies well.

Mere bachche chhote hain aur unke sath meri zindagi behad rochak, bharpoor aur ahem hai

My kids are young and my life with them is really stimulating and really full and significant.

My kids are young and my life with them is really stimulating and really full and significant.

Meri maa hamesha der se pahonchti thin. Bachpan mein yeh baat mujhe pagal kar deti thi. Isliye main hamesha samay par ya pehle pahonchti hoon

My mom was always late. It drove me crazy as a child. So I'm always on time - or early.

My mom was always late. It drove me crazy as a child. So I'm always on time - or early.

Mujhe lagta hai yeh mera ek chhota sa raaz hai, meri safalta ka raaz

I suppose that's my one little secret, the secret of my success.

I suppose that's my one little secret, the secret of my success.

Mujhe lagta hai yeh zaroori hai ki jab log mushkil daur se guzar rahe hon, toh agar aap unse pyaar karte hain toh unka sath na chhoden. Kristen, matlab, main aaj raat is kamre ko dekhti hoon, Kristen Stewart aur Claire Danes, Jennifer Lawrence, ye sabhi young ladkiyan jinke sath maine kaam kiya jo ek samay par child actors thin, bilkul jaise main bhi thi. Aur tab main unhe lekar kafi protective mehsoos karti hoon, kyunki bhale hi mujhe lagta hai ki main is daur se kisi tarah theek-thaak nikal aayi hoon, par mere apne zakhm bhi hain, aur main ummeed karti hoon ki kisi na kisi tarah unke parivaar ka ek hissa ban kar unki hifazat kar sakoon

I think it's important that when people are struggling, that you not run away from them if you love them. Kristen, I mean, I look at the room tonight, you know, Kristen Stewart and Claire Danes, Jennifer Lawrence, all these young women that I worked with who basically were child actors like I was a child actor. And then I feel very protective of them, because even though I think I have managed to get through the process relatively sanely, I have my scars, and I hope to be in some ways a member of their family that's out there protecting them.

I think it's important that when people are struggling, that you not run away from them if you love them. Kristen, I mean, I look at the room tonight, you know, Kristen Stewart and Claire Danes, Jennifer Lawrence, all these young women that I worked with who basically were child actors like I was a child actor. And then I feel very protective of them, because even though I think I have managed to get through the process relatively sanely, I have my scars, and I hope to be in some ways a member of their family that's out there protecting them.

Aise bahut saare futurists hain jo apni poori zindagi yeh pata lagane mein bita dete hain ki aane wale 40, 50, 60 ya 100 saalon mein hum kaise honge. Science fiction ki yahi sabse achhi baat hai

There are lots of futurists that spend their whole life trying to figure out who we're going to be in 40, 50, 60, 100 years. That's the great thing about science fiction.

There are lots of futurists that spend their whole life trying to figure out who we're going to be in 40, 50, 60, 100 years. That's the great thing about science fiction.

Chemical depression, jiske liye dawaiyon ki zaroorat hoti hai, aur talk therapy mein farak samajhna behad zaroori hai

It's very important to distinguish between chemical depression that requires medication and talk therapy.

It's very important to distinguish between chemical depression that requires medication and talk therapy.

Mujhe lagta hai fame mein kuch bhi achha nahi hota. 'Restoran mein tables mil jaati hain.' Log aisa kehte hain, par bhai, aap ek din pehle phone kyun nahi kar lete? Ya phir kisi aur jagah jaakar kyun nahi kha lete?

I don't think there is anything good about fame. 'Tables in restaurants.' People say that but, then again, why don't you just call the day before? Or go eat somewhere else?

I don't think there is anything good about fame. 'Tables in restaurants.' People say that but, then again, why don't you just call the day before? Or go eat somewhere else?

Shooting ke pehle hafte tak, aapko apne director ki psychology se yeh bilkul saaf pata chal jata hai ki aapki film kis disha mein ja rahi hai

By the first week of shooting, you know exactly where your film is heading based on the psychology of your director.

By the first week of shooting, you know exactly where your film is heading based on the psychology of your director.

Connectivity aur transparency ke lihaz se digital yug ne humein yeh diya hai ki duniya ke alag-alag kone se log subah ke chaar baje aapas mein baatein kar rahe hain aur apne vichar saajha kar rahe hain. Pehle jitni khulaapan kabhi nahi dekha gaya, toh yeh ek achhi baat hai

What the digital age has offered us, in terms of connectivity and transparency, is that all of these people from weird places in the world are all talking to each other, at four in the morning, and are sharing ideas. There's more openness than has ever been known, so that's a good thing.

What the digital age has offered us, in terms of connectivity and transparency, is that all of these people from weird places in the world are all talking to each other, at four in the morning, and are sharing ideas. There's more openness than has ever been known, so that's a good thing.

Mujhe yeh bhi lagta hai ki pichle kuch saalon mein maine yeh seekh liya hai ki kya zaroori nahi hai, aur yeh bhi ek badi baat hai: yeh jaan na ki kis cheez par apni urja barbad karna bekaar hai, aur ise aur thik se samajhna

I also feel like I've learned over the years what is not important, and that is also great: to know what is pointless to spend your energy on, to be more specific.

I also feel like I've learned over the years what is not important, and that is also great: to know what is pointless to spend your energy on, to be more specific.

Yeh ek aisi kala hai jiske sath log paida hote hain. Ya toh aap ek jagah dhyan lagane wale hote hain ya phir ek sath kai kaam karne wale. Main poori tarah dhyan lagane wali insaan hoon

It's a skill that people are born with. Either you're a focuser or you're a multitasky person. I am a full-focus person.

It's a skill that people are born with. Either you're a focuser or you're a multitasky person. I am a full-focus person.

Doosre logon jaisa na hona mere liye ek badi baat hai. Main hamesha aise kirdaron ki taraf khinchi chali jaati hoon jo aisi zindagi jeete hain jaisi main nahi jee sakti thi

Otherness is a big thing for me. I'm always drawn to characters that live lives that I couldn't lead.

Otherness is a big thing for me. I'm always drawn to characters that live lives that I couldn't lead.

Toh haan, directors ko unki filmon ke baare mein baat karte sunne se zyada mujhe aur kuch bhi pasand nahi hai

So, yes, there's nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies.

So, yes, there's nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies.

Jab main dukaanon mein jaati hoon, toh main saddles ko sahlaati hoon. Jab tak ki security aakar mujhe wahan se hata na de

When I go into the stores, I pet the saddles. Until security comes and takes me away.

When I go into the stores, I pet the saddles. Until security comes and takes me away.

Wahan tak pahonchne ke liye aap jitna bhi sochte aur plan karte hain, aur phir ek minute, ek second mein, uski koi ahmiyat nahi reh jaati. Sab kuch pani mein beh jata hai. Ya toh aap mein woh baat hoti hai ya nahi. Is baat mein ek alag hi sukoon hai

All of the thinking and planning that you do to get there, and then, in one minute, in one second, it just doesn't matter. It goes out the window. You either got it or you didn't. There is something kind of refreshing about that.

All of the thinking and planning that you do to get there, and then, in one minute, in one second, it just doesn't matter. It goes out the window. You either got it or you didn't. There is something kind of refreshing about that.

Main apni dirigir ki hui film mein acting karna nahi pasand karungi. Halanki mujhe lagta hai ki ek actor ke roop mein, aap yeh zaroor seekh jaate hain ki cheezon ko jaldi se kaise on aur off karna hai aur kaise alag-alag hisson mein dhyan batna hai. Aap camera aur doosre actors ke sath talmel baithana seekh jaate hain, yeh dhyan rakhna seekhte hain ki boom kahan hai aur aapka nishaan kahan hai, aur kisi cheez ko kuch baar dohrane ki kshamta rakhte hain

I'd prefer not to act in the film I'm directing. I think, though, as an actor, you do learn how to turn things on and off quickly and kind of compartmentalize. You learn to accommodate the camera and the other actors, to notice where the boom is and where you mark is, and be able to repeat something a few times.

I'd prefer not to act in the film I'm directing. I think, though, as an actor, you do learn how to turn things on and off quickly and kind of compartmentalize. You learn to accommodate the camera and the other actors, to notice where the boom is and where you mark is, and be able to repeat something a few times.

Mujhe lagta hai "kismat" sirf ek psychological pattern ke liye ek fancy shabd hai

I think "destiny" is just a fancy word for a psychological pattern.

I think "destiny" is just a fancy word for a psychological pattern.

Mujhe acting aur directing karne mein kisi bhi tarah ki schizoid ya do-pan wali sthiti mehsoos nahi hoti. Dono ke beech aana-jaana mujhe behad aasaan lagta hai

I don't find acting and directing schizophrenic, in any way. I find it completely easy to move between the two.

I don't find acting and directing schizophrenic, in any way. I find it completely easy to move between the two.

Har film aapko badal deti hai. Film banane ki poori prakriya aapko badal deti hai. Aapko junooni hona padhta hai, aapko raat ke 3 baje uthkar yeh kehna padhta hai ki "Ruko, mere paas ek idea hai!" Aapko baar-baar us kahani ke aur gehraai mein utarne ke liye khincha jana padta hai, aur in sawalon par ghor karna padta hai: "Usne usse yeh kyun kaha? Agar woh wahan khada tha, toh woh kyun chali gayi?" Inmein se har ek jawab kisi na kisi vyaktigat jagah se aana chahiye, aur aisa karne ke liye aap upar-upar se kaam nahi kar sakte. Yeh itna bada badlaav hai ki aap ise kisi aur ko theek se samjha nahi sakte

Every movie changes you. The process of making a film changes you. You have to be obsessed, you have to get up at 3 in the morning and go "Wait, I have an idea!" You have to continually be drawn over and over again to deepening inside that story, and ruminating over questions: "Why would he say this to her? Why if he was standing there, would she go?" Every one of those answers has to come from some personal place, and in order to do that, you can't sit on the surface. It's such a big change that you can't really explain it to anyone else.

Every movie changes you. The process of making a film changes you. You have to be obsessed, you have to get up at 3 in the morning and go "Wait, I have an idea!" You have to continually be drawn over and over again to deepening inside that story, and ruminating over questions: "Why would he say this to her? Why if he was standing there, would she go?" Every one of those answers has to come from some personal place, and in order to do that, you can't sit on the surface. It's such a big change that you can't really explain it to anyone else.

Main khud ke liye, apne bachchon, parivaar aur doston ke liye ek prernasrot banna chahti hoon

I want to be inspiring to myself, to my kids, my family, and my friends.

I want to be inspiring to myself, to my kids, my family, and my friends.

Kishor avastha mein child actor banna ek mushkil daur hota hai

Adolescence is a tough one to be a child actor.

Adolescence is a tough one to be a child actor.

Film banane ki sabse achhi wajah yeh hai ki aap uske prati poori tarah junooni hain

The best reason to make a film is that you feel passionately about it.

The best reason to make a film is that you feel passionately about it.

Main Bhagwan mein tab tak vishwas nahi kar sakti jab tak kisi sarvoch shakti aur srishtikarta ke hone ka koi vaigyanik pramaan na ho

I cannot believe in God when there is no scientific evidence for the existence of a supreme being and creator.

I cannot believe in God when there is no scientific evidence for the existence of a supreme being and creator.

Mujhe Tom Cruise banne ki zaroorat nahi hai. Mujhe bas hamesha kaam karte rehna hai

I don't need to be Tom Cruise. I just need to work forever.

I don't need to be Tom Cruise. I just need to work forever.

Mujhe lagta hai 'Anna and the King' Asia ko Asian nazariye se dekhti hai, jo wahan ke anubhav ko darshati hai, aur aisa hona behad kam hi dekhne ko milta hai

I think Anna and the King is a look at Asia from the Asian perspective, reflecting the Asian experience, which is very rare.

I think Anna and the King is a look at Asia from the Asian perspective, reflecting the Asian experience, which is very rare.

Personal filmon ko shuru karna aur unhe viksit karna kafi mushkil hota hai

It's hard to get personal films off the ground, and it's hard developing them.

It's hard to get personal films off the ground, and it's hard developing them.

Kisi film ko scene-dar-scene dekhna aur uske peechhe ki manovriti ko samajhna mujhe duniya ki kisi bhi cheez se zyada pasand hai

I love more than anything looking at a movie scene by scene and seeing the intention behind it.

I love more than anything looking at a movie scene by scene and seeing the intention behind it.

मैंने जूनियर हाई स्कूल में कुछ नाटक किए, शायद हाई स्कूल में भी, और फिर कॉलेज में एक नाटक किया था।

I did a couple of plays in junior high school, maybe high school, and then I did a play in college.

I did a couple of plays in junior high school, maybe high school, and then I did a play in college.

मुझमें वो आयरिश अंदाज़ है। मेरी रगों में बहुत सा आयरिश खून है।

I've got that Irish thing going on. Lots of Irish in my background.

I've got that Irish thing going on. Lots of Irish in my background.

जब मैं कॉलेज में थी, तब मैंने लगभग पाँच फिल्में बनाई थीं। मुझे लगता है कि बस वे फिल्में ऐसी नहीं थीं जिन्हें याद रखा जाए। जैसे-जैसे साल बीतते गए हैं, मैंने बीच-बीच में काम से ब्रेक लिया है - मैं समय-समय पर थक जाती हूँ।

I made, like, five movies while I was in college. I think they just weren't memorable movies. I've taken breaks as the years have gone on - I burn out every once in a while.

I made, like, five movies while I was in college. I think they just weren't memorable movies. I've taken breaks as the years have gone on - I burn out every once in a while.

मैंने नील जॉर्डन के साथ काम किया है, जिन्हें मैं बहुत पसंद करती हूँ। हमने साथ में द ब्रेव वन [2007] बनाई थी।

I've worked with Neil Jordan, who I really adore. We did The Brave One [2007] together.

I've worked with Neil Jordan, who I really adore. We did The Brave One [2007] together.

मुझे मनोविज्ञान से हमेशा प्यार रहेगा, और मनोविज्ञान का आधार परिवार है।

I will always love psychology, and the basis of psychology is family.

I will always love psychology, and the basis of psychology is family.

मैं उन स्थितियों पर फिल्में बनाने में रुचि रखती हूँ जिन्हें मैंने खुद जिया है, ताकि वे इस बात पर एक निजी निबंध की तरह लगें कि मैं किस पर विश्वास करने लगी हूँ।

I'm interested in directing movies about situations that I've lived, so they are almost a personal essay about what I've come to believe in.

I'm interested in directing movies about situations that I've lived, so they are almost a personal essay about what I've come to believe in.

जैसा कि मैंने पहले भी कहा है और आज भी अपनी बात पर कायम हूँ, सच कहूँ तो मैं इस दुनिया की सबसे बोरिंग इंसान हूँ। और अगर मेरे बायोडाटा के आखिर में कोई बड़ी जाँच-पड़ताल की जाए, तो नतीजा यही निकलेगा कि यह दुनिया की सबसे बोरिंग इंसान है।

As I've said before, and I still hold to, I truly am the most boring person alive. And if there was a great investigation to be found at the end of the resume, it would be, the most boring person alive.

As I've said before, and I still hold to, I truly am the most boring person alive. And if there was a great investigation to be found at the end of the resume, it would be, the most boring person alive.

लड़कों को संभालना आसान होता है। मेरा मतलब है, जब वे छोटे होते हैं तो बस काफी चोटें लगती हैं। लड़कों के साथ, आपको अचानक आँख में कोहनी लगना, पैरों पर पैर पड़ना और खिलौने की दुकान से न जाने पर उनके द्वारा मचाए गए नखरे बहुत झेलने पड़ते हैं।

Boys are easy. I mean, there are just a lot of bruises when they're young. With boys, you get a lot of accidental jabs in the eye and stepping on your feet, and those tantrums they cause when they don't want to leave the toy store.

Boys are easy. I mean, there are just a lot of bruises when they're young. With boys, you get a lot of accidental jabs in the eye and stepping on your feet, and those tantrums they cause when they don't want to leave the toy store.

बचपन में मैं उन दीवाने फिल्म प्रेमियों में से एक थी, और तब हमारे यहाँ वीडियो वीसीआर नहीं होता था, इसलिए हम हर फिल्म को पाँच बार देखते थे। मैं अपने शहर में लगने वाली हर विदेशी फिल्म को देखने जाती थी। जैसे-जैसे समय बीता, मैंने फिल्में देखना बहुत कम कर दिया। अब मेरे पास फिल्म सीखने का एक अलग ज़रिया है। अब मेरा फिल्म स्कूल मेरा जीवन का अनुभव है।

I was one of those avid moviegoers as a kid, and we didn't have video, so we went to see everything five times. I went to see every foreign film playing in my town. As times went on, I watched a lot less films. I have a different film school now. My film school now is my life experience.

I was one of those avid moviegoers as a kid, and we didn't have video, so we went to see everything five times. I went to see every foreign film playing in my town. As times went on, I watched a lot less films. I have a different film school now. My film school now is my life experience.

एक महिला जो एक क्रूर हमले से उबरने के लिए संघर्ष करती है और बदले तथा न्याय के लिए एक अंधेरे, मनोवैज्ञानिक और शारीरिक सफर पर निकल पड़ती है।

a woman who struggles to recover from a brutal attack and sets out on a dark, psychological and physical journey for revenge and justice.

a woman who struggles to recover from a brutal attack and sets out on a dark, psychological and physical journey for revenge and justice.

मुझे नहीं पता कि मैं खुद को सचमुच एक एक्शन हीरो मानती हूँ या नहीं, लेकिन मुझे एक्शन फिल्में करना पसंद है और ऐसी फिल्में पसंद हैं जिनकी पटकथा बहुत सधी हुई हो।

I don't know if I see myself as really an action hero, but I like doing physical movies and I like doing movies where the writing is very lean.

I don't know if I see myself as really an action hero, but I like doing physical movies and I like doing movies where the writing is very lean.

मुझे इस बात का बिल्कुल अंदाज़ा नहीं था कि मैं अपने बेटों में पूरी तरह से खो जाऊँगी। मुझे पता नहीं था कि मेरी बाकी की जिंदगी इतनी कम अहमियत वाली हो जाएगी।

What I didn't realize is how completely consumed I would be by my sons. I didn't know that the rest of my life would become so little a priority.

What I didn't realize is how completely consumed I would be by my sons. I didn't know that the rest of my life would become so little a priority.

आप लोगों को शायद हैरानी हो, लेकिन मैं हनी बू बू चाइल्ड नहीं हूँ।

You guys might be surprised, but I am not Honey Boo Boo Child.

You guys might be surprised, but I am not Honey Boo Boo Child.

अभिनेता इसलिए अभिनेता बनते हैं क्योंकि बचपन में उन्हें लैंपशेड पहनकर और नाचकर अपने परिवार का मनोरंजन करना अच्छा लगता था... मेरा व्यक्तित्व ऐसा नहीं है। मेरे लिए, फिल्में बनाने का मजेदार हिस्सा यह देखना है कि इसे एक निर्देशक कैसे देखता है। मुझे फिल्मों की बनावट पसंद है। मुझे यह जानना पसंद है कि आगे क्या होने वाला है और उसे तैयार करने में काम करना पसंद है।

Actors become actors because they loved entertaining their family by putting on the lampshade and dancing around as a kid, ... That's not my personality. For me, the fun part of making movies is seeing it as a director sees it. I like the architecture of movies. I like knowing what's coming and working to set that up.

Actors become actors because they loved entertaining their family by putting on the lampshade and dancing around as a kid, ... That's not my personality. For me, the fun part of making movies is seeing it as a director sees it. I like the architecture of movies. I like knowing what's coming and working to set that up.

मैं एक तरह से बहुत बातूनी हूँ और बहुत तेजी से बोलती हूँ।

I'm kind of a chatterbox and I talk really fast.

I'm kind of a chatterbox and I talk really fast.

कभी-कभी, आपको वाकई समझ नहीं आता कि कोई चीज़ आपके लिए क्यों अहम है जब तक कि आप फिल्म के आधे रास्ते तक न पहुँच जाएँ - या शायद पूरी फिल्म खत्म होने पर भी नहीं।

Sometimes, you really don't understand why something is important to you until you get halfway through the movie - or maybe even all the way through.

Sometimes, you really don't understand why something is important to you until you get halfway through the movie - or maybe even all the way through.

मुझे सच में लगता है कि यह बात सही है कि जब भी कोई आपके पास आकर कहता है, "मैं आपकी फिल्म में काम करना चाहता हूँ," तो उन्हें कभी भी नजरअंदाज करना या उनका मजाक उड़ाना सही नहीं होता, क्योंकि अगर उनमें काफी लगन और जूनून है, तो वे बहुत मुमकिन है कि आपकी फिल्म में आने का कोई न कोई रास्ता ढूंढ ही लेंगे।

I do think it's true that anytime somebody comes to you and says, "I'd like to be in your film," it's never good to dismiss them or make fun of them, because if they're passionate and driven enough, they very well might find a way to be in your film.

I do think it's true that anytime somebody comes to you and says, "I'd like to be in your film," it's never good to dismiss them or make fun of them, because if they're passionate and driven enough, they very well might find a way to be in your film.

दिलचस्प बात यह है कि जब आप फिल्में बनाते हैं, तो कभी-कभी आपके पास जानबूझकर किए गए कारण होते हैं, ऐसी चीजें जिनकी आप तलाश कर रहे होते हैं, या जो आप करने की कोशिश कर रहे होते हैं। और फिर, आप फिल्म देखते हैं और सोचते हैं, "अरे वाह, यह तो बिल्कुल ही कुछ और बन गई!"

Interestingly, when you do films, sometimes you have conscious reasons, things that you were looking for, or stuff that you were trying to do. And then, you see the film and you think, "Wow, it ended up being something totally different!"

Interestingly, when you do films, sometimes you have conscious reasons, things that you were looking for, or stuff that you were trying to do. And then, you see the film and you think, "Wow, it ended up being something totally different!"

इस दुनिया में ऐसी कोई चीज़ नहीं है जिस पर मुझे अपनी इस काबीलियात से ज्यादा गर्व हो कि मैं महसूस कर सकती हूँ, जीवित रह सकती हूँ और हाँ, जिसे मैं प्यार करती हूँ और जिस पर विश्वास करती हूँ, उसके लिए मूर्ख भी बन सकती हूँ।

There is nothing in this world that I am prouder of than my ability to feel, to survive and, yes, to be a fool for what I love and believe in.

There is nothing in this world that I am prouder of than my ability to feel, to survive and, yes, to be a fool for what I love and believe in.

जब मैं घर गई, तो मेरा परिवार एक छोटा सा अकेला परिवार बन गया क्योंकि वहाँ सिर्फ मैं और मेरी माँ थीं। काम पर वापस जाने की मेरी इच्छा का एक कारण यह भी था कि मैं ऐसे लोगों से घिरे रहना चाहती थी जो मुझे चीजें सिखा रहे थे और सर्दियों में बिकिनी में लेटे हुए सुबह के तीन बजे खराब कॉफी पी रहे थे। किसी तरह वह मुझे असली जिंदगी जैसा महसूस हुआ। वह मेरी अपनी जिंदगी से ज्यादा असली जिंदगी जैसा लगा।

When I went home, my family became a little lonely family because it was just me and my mom. Part of my longing to go back to work was wanting to be surrounded by these people who were teaching me things and drinking bad coffee at three in the morning while we were lying around in a bikini in the winter. Somehow it just felt like real life. It felt more like real life than my life.

When I went home, my family became a little lonely family because it was just me and my mom. Part of my longing to go back to work was wanting to be surrounded by these people who were teaching me things and drinking bad coffee at three in the morning while we were lying around in a bikini in the winter. Somehow it just felt like real life. It felt more like real life than my life.

निश्चित रूप से, जब आप अभिनय और निर्देशन दोनों कर रहे होते हैं, तो आपको अपने प्रदर्शन को लेकर कई परेशानियों का सामना करना पड़ता है। कभी-कभी इसे लेकर निष्पक्ष रहना मुश्किल होता है। मैं आमतौर पर दो टेक लेकर आगे बढ़ जाती हूँ। मैं उसे खींचती नहीं हूँ, और मेरे लिए यह महत्वपूर्ण है कि कोई ऐसा हो जो कहे, "तुम्हें पता है क्या? तुम्हें एक और टेक लेना चाहिए, और शायद तुम्हें इसे इस तरह से आज़माना चाहिए।"

Definitely, there's a lot of trouble you come up against when you're acting and directing, about your performance. Sometimes it's hard to be objective about it. I will tend to get two takes and walk away. I don't belabor it, and it's important to me to have someone who says, "You know what? You should get another one, and maybe you should try it like that".

Definitely, there's a lot of trouble you come up against when you're acting and directing, about your performance. Sometimes it's hard to be objective about it. I will tend to get two takes and walk away. I don't belabor it, and it's important to me to have someone who says, "You know what? You should get another one, and maybe you should try it like that".

मेरा एक हिस्सा ऐसा है जो एक ऐसी नौकरी करने के लिए तरसता है जहाँ कोई धुंधला दायरा (संदेह) न हो।

Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area.

Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area.

मेरे लिए कास्टिंग एक लंबी प्रक्रिया है। मैं बहुत समय लेती हूँ।

Casting is a long process for me. I take a lot of time.

Casting is a long process for me. I take a lot of time.

मुझे नाटक (ड्रामा) पसंद हैं। मुझे हमेशा से नाटक पसंद रहे हैं। और मैं एक काफी हंसमुख स्वभाव की इंसान हूँ। मैं खुद को बहुत नाटकीय स्वभाव की नहीं मानती। लेकिन पर्दे पर ऐसा करना मुझे जरूर पसंद है।

I like dramas. I've always liked dramas. And I'm a pretty light person. I don't consider myself a very dramatic person. But I do like doing that onscreen.

I like dramas. I've always liked dramas. And I'm a pretty light person. I don't consider myself a very dramatic person. But I do like doing that onscreen.

मुझे लगता है कि मैंने उन सभी अद्भुत चीजों को मिस कर दिया... मैंने फिल्म में मिलने वाले नियंत्रण को मिस कर दिया, और इसे सही तरीके से करने से चूक गई, सचमुच वैसे सही करने से जैसा आप उम्मीद करते हैं कि लोग इसे देखेंगे। वे सभी चीजें जिन्हें लोग थिएटर के बारे में पसंद करते हैं - यह तथ्य कि यह हर रात बदलता है और यह कितना स्वाभाविक होता है - वे सभी चीजें मुझे डराती हैं।

I think I missed all of the wonderful things ... I missed the control that you have in film, and I missed getting it right, really getting it right, the way you hope people will see it. All of the things that people love about theater - the fact that it changes every night and that it's so spontaneous - all of those things just frighten me.

I think I missed all of the wonderful things ... I missed the control that you have in film, and I missed getting it right, really getting it right, the way you hope people will see it. All of the things that people love about theater - the fact that it changes every night and that it's so spontaneous - all of those things just frighten me.

जब मैं सोचती हूँ कि मेरे कॉलेज के अनुभव का कौन सा हिस्सा मेरे काम के अनुभव में वापस आया, तो मुझे लगता है कि वह था गहराई से पढ़ना सीखना, फिल्म को बार-बार और अधिक गहराई से भरना सीखते रहना।

When I think about what part of my college experience came back in my work experience, I feel like it was learning how to read deeper, learning how to keep filling the movie up with more and more resonance.

When I think about what part of my college experience came back in my work experience, I feel like it was learning how to read deeper, learning how to keep filling the movie up with more and more resonance.

हम सोचते हैं, "अगर मेरे पास अधिक पैसा है, तो मैं अधिक मूल्यवान हूँ। अगर मैं अधिक पैसा कमाता हूँ, तो मैं अधिक मूल्यवान हूँ।" यह सब किसी न किसी तरह इंसानों की अपनी असफलता के साथ जुड़ी समस्या से उलझा हुआ है।

We think, "If I have more money, I am more valuable. If I make more money, I am more valuable." It's all sort of wound up with this problem that humans have with their failure.

We think, "If I have more money, I am more valuable. If I make more money, I am more valuable." It's all sort of wound up with this problem that humans have with their failure.

मेरी आकांक्षा है कि मैं किसी निर्देशक की उपलब्धियों के आधार पर, उनके व्यक्तित्व और वे जो सामग्री लेकर आते हैं उसके आधार पर, उनके लिंग की परवाह किए बिना उनकी सराहना और समीक्षा कर सकूं।

I aspire to be able to appreciate and review a director based on their accomplishments and based on who they are and what they bring to the material, regardless of their gender.

I aspire to be able to appreciate and review a director based on their accomplishments and based on who they are and what they bring to the material, regardless of their gender.

मेरा पालन-पोषण एक सिंगल मदर (अकेली माँ) द्वारा हुआ था और हमारा रिश्ता बहुत खास, बहुत अलग किस्म का था। उन्होंने मेरे और मेरे काम में मेरा साथ दिया। मैं लगभग तीन साल की थी और हम हर जगह साथ यात्रा करती थीं और वह वास्तव में एक बहुत गहरे तरीके से मेरी जिंदगी में शामिल थीं। मेरी जिंदगी का सबसे अहम रिश्ता। यह सुंदर होने के साथ-साथ एक अविश्वसनीय और कठिन संघर्ष भी था। मैं जानती हूँ कि वह जिंदगी कितनी रचनात्मक होती है, और उसे संभालना कितना मुश्किल होता है।

I was raised with a single mom and we had a very specific, very particular relationship. She worked with me and my job. I was almost three and we traveled everywhere together and she was really in my life in a really profound way. The most significant relationship of my life. It was beautiful and also an incredible, difficult struggle. I know how creative that life is, and how difficult it is to figure it out.

I was raised with a single mom and we had a very specific, very particular relationship. She worked with me and my job. I was almost three and we traveled everywhere together and she was really in my life in a really profound way. The most significant relationship of my life. It was beautiful and also an incredible, difficult struggle. I know how creative that life is, and how difficult it is to figure it out.