जब पुरुष किसी ऐसी फिल्म को देखते हैं जिसमें महिलाएं मुख्य भूमिका में हों, तो वे सोचते हैं, "यह फिल्म ज़रूर उन किरदारों से भरी होगी जो इन फिल्मों में अक्सर होते हैं और जो बड़े उबाऊ लगते हैं।" और यह बात हर किसी के लिए नुकसानदेह है।

When guys see a movie starring women, they go, "That must be filled with these characters I see in these movies who are such a drag." And that's just bad for everybody.

When guys see a movie starring women, they go, "That must be filled with these characters I see in these movies who are such a drag." And that's just bad for everybody.

ब्रिटिश मॉडल, जिसे मैं हमेशा से बेहतरीन मानता आया हूँ, यह है कि आप एक टीवी शो बनाते हैं और वे उसे बेच देते हैं। फिर आप उसे हमेशा के लिए वीडियो स्टोर से खरीद सकते हैं, इसलिए वह कभी गायब नहीं होता। लेकिन अमेरिकी टीवी का नियम यह था कि अगर आपका कोई शो आया और वह बंद हो गया, तो समझो उसका अस्तित्व ही खत्म हो गया। वह बस एक ऐसी बात बनकर रह जाती थी जिसके बारे में आपने सुना होता था और आप उसे दोबारा नहीं देख पाते थे। शो के दोबारा रिलीज़ होने और लोगों के उन्हें बार-बार देखने मिलने की बात ही कुछ और है। इससे शो बंद होने का दर्द निश्चित रूप से कम हो जाता है।

The British model, which I've always thought was great, is that you do a TV show and then they sell it. Then you can buy it at the video stores forever, so it never went away. But American TV used to be if you had a show and it got cancelled, then it never existed. It was just this thing you heard about and you couldn't see it again. There is something so great about shows getting released and people getting to watch them over and over again. It definitely takes the sting out of it.

The British model, which I've always thought was great, is that you do a TV show and then they sell it. Then you can buy it at the video stores forever, so it never went away. But American TV used to be if you had a show and it got cancelled, then it never existed. It was just this thing you heard about and you couldn't see it again. There is something so great about shows getting released and people getting to watch them over and over again. It definitely takes the sting out of it.

सेट पर निर्देशक ही इकलौता ऐसा इंसान होता है जिसने पूरी फिल्म देखी होती है। एक निर्देशक के तौर पर आपका काम हर दिन सेट पर मौजूद रहना और यह जानना है कि कौन सी चीज़ फिल्म में कहाँ फिट बैठेगी।

The director is the only person on the set who has seen the film. Your job as a director is to show up every day and know where everything will fit into the film.

The director is the only person on the set who has seen the film. Your job as a director is to show up every day and know where everything will fit into the film.

महिलाओं पर बनी फिल्म को हमेशा एक नौटंकी या प्रयोग क्यों माना जाता है, जबकि आदमियों पर बनी फिल्म को एकदम सामान्य फिल्म समझा जाता है?

Why is a movie starring women considered a gimmick and a movie starring men is just a normal movie?

Why is a movie starring women considered a gimmick and a movie starring men is just a normal movie?

मैंने हमेशा महसूस किया है और अब भी मानता हूँ कि एक निर्देशक के रूप में मेरी सबसे बड़ी ताकत यह है कि मैं लंबे समय तक अभिनेता रहा हूँ। कोई भी व्यक्ति, कलाकारों को, उनकी असुरक्षाओं को, उनकी ताकतों को और बाकी सब चीज़ों को उतने अच्छे ढंग से नहीं समझ सकता जितना वह इंसान समझ सकता है जो खुद अभिनय कर चुका हो।

I always felt, and still feel, one of my best strengths as a director is having been an actor for a long time. Nobody knows actors and their insecurities and strengths and everything more than somebody who's done it before.

I always felt, and still feel, one of my best strengths as a director is having been an actor for a long time. Nobody knows actors and their insecurities and strengths and everything more than somebody who's done it before.

आप जो भी पहनें, पूरे आत्मविश्वास के साथ पहनें। उसे अपना बना लें।

Whatever you wear, you have to own it. Make it yours.

Whatever you wear, you have to own it. Make it yours.

मुझे हाई-स्कूल के शो और फिल्में कभी पसंद नहीं आईं, क्योंकि उनमें हमेशा कूल बच्चों की ही बात होती थी। बात हमेशा डेटिंग, सेक्स, लोकप्रिय बच्चों और सुंदर दिखने वाले बच्चों की ही होती थी। और जो सीधे-साधे और किताबी कीड़े (नर्ड्स) होते थे, उन्हें चश्मे पर टेप लगाए हुए किसी कार्टून की तरह बहुत बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर दिखाया जाता था। मैंने कभी 'अपने जैसे लोगों' को उसमें सही रूप में नहीं देखा।

I always hated high-school shows and high-school movies, because they were always about the cool kids. It was always about dating and sex, and all the popular kids, and the good-looking kids. And the nerds were super-nerdy cartoons, with tape on their glasses. I never saw 'my people' portrayed accurately.

I always hated high-school shows and high-school movies, because they were always about the cool kids. It was always about dating and sex, and all the popular kids, and the good-looking kids. And the nerds were super-nerdy cartoons, with tape on their glasses. I never saw 'my people' portrayed accurately.

सूट पहनने का यह फायदा है कि अगर आप अंदर से मानसिक तनाव से भी गुजर रहे हों, तब भी आप यही लगते हैं कि स्थिति आपके नियंत्रण में है।

With a suit, even if you're having a nervous breakdown, you still look like you're in charge.

With a suit, even if you're having a nervous breakdown, you still look like you're in charge.

यदि आप किसी कहानी से भावनात्मक रूप से नहीं जुड़े हैं, तो आपका काम बेकार है। एक फिल्म निर्माता के रूप में आप असल में दर्शकों को यह मौका दे रहे हैं कि वे बोरियत महसूस करें, उनका ध्यान भटके और वे आपकी कहानी में नुस्खे निकालने लगें। लोग ऐसा ही करेंगे, वे स्वाभाविक रूप से कमियाँ निकालेंगे क्योंकि वे उस फिल्म के साथ बंधे हुए हैं, उन्होंने उसके लिए पैसे दिए हैं। और वे उसे पसंद करने की उम्मीद के साथ ही सिनेमाघर में आए थे। इसलिए यदि आप सही काम नहीं करते हैं, तो अंत में आप दर्शकों को सिर्फ नाराज़ ही करेंगे।

If you're not connected emotionally to a story, then you're dead. You're as a filmmaker really just opening the door for people to lose interest and their minds to wander, for them to start picking it apart. That's what people will do, people will naturally tear stuff apart because they're trapped with it, they paid money for it. And they came into it wanting to love it. So all you can really do is piss off the audience. Unless you do things right.

If you're not connected emotionally to a story, then you're dead. You're as a filmmaker really just opening the door for people to lose interest and their minds to wander, for them to start picking it apart. That's what people will do, people will naturally tear stuff apart because they're trapped with it, they paid money for it. And they came into it wanting to love it. So all you can really do is piss off the audience. Unless you do things right.

मेरा दिमाग विज्ञान की तरफ ज्यादा चलता है, तो मैं सोचता था कि अगर भूत होते, तो कोई इंसान उन्हें वापस लाने के लिए तकनीक का इस्तेमाल कैसे करता?

I'm more of a science head, so I was like, how would a guy use - if there were ghosts - technology to bring them back?

I'm more of a science head, so I was like, how would a guy use - if there were ghosts - technology to bring them back?

जितने ज्यादा सूट मैंने खरीदे, उतनी ही जल्दी मुझे यह एहसास हुआ कि एक आदमी का सबसे बेहतरीन सूटेड लुक तीन चीज़ों के तालमेल से बनता है—कपड़ा, सिलाई और फिटिंग। अगर सूट आपको एकदम फिट बैठता है और अच्छी तरह से सिला हुआ है, तो उसे पहनकर आप जिंदगी की हर चीज़ के बारे में बेहतर महसूस करते हैं।

The more suits I owned, the more I realized the best besuited look a man can achieve comes from a harmony of three details: fabric, construction, and fit. If the suit fits you like a glove and it's well made, you simply feel better about everything in life when you're wearing it.

The more suits I owned, the more I realized the best besuited look a man can achieve comes from a harmony of three details: fabric, construction, and fit. If the suit fits you like a glove and it's well made, you simply feel better about everything in life when you're wearing it.

मैं लोगों को यह बात बार-बार समझा नहीं सकता कि यदि आप कोई ऐसी सच्ची कहानी सुनाते हैं जिससे लोग खुद को जोड़ सकें, जिस पर वे यकीन कर सकें और अपना दिल लगा सकें, तो आप कुछ भी हासिल कर सकते हैं।

I can't impress enough upon people that if you tell an honest story that people relate to and people believe and invest in, you can do anything.

I can't impress enough upon people that if you tell an honest story that people relate to and people believe and invest in, you can do anything.

लिटिल ब्रिटेन... जब से यह पहली बार आया था... मैं यहाँ अक्सर आता हूँ, हमारे यहाँ बहुत से दोस्त हैं, मेरी पत्नी ने कई ब्रिटिश लोगों के साथ काम किया है, इसलिए जब भी कोई नया और लोकप्रिय शो आता था, तो हमें उसकी जानकारी मिल जाती थी। और इस तरह मुझे लिटिल ब्रिटेन से प्यार हो गया।

Little Britain… ever since it first came on… I come here a lot, we have a lot of friends here, my wife used to work with a lot of Brits, so we were always keyed into the hot shows when they first came out. So, I fell in love with Little Britain.

Little Britain… ever since it first came on… I come here a lot, we have a lot of friends here, my wife used to work with a lot of Brits, so we were always keyed into the hot shows when they first came out. So, I fell in love with Little Britain.

जब मैं छोटा बच्चा था, तभी से मुझे सूट पहनना बहुत भाता था। इसकी शुरुआत तब हुई जब मेरी माँ ने मुझे पिएर कार्डन का तीन-पीस वाला सूट खरीद कर दिया था। मैं उसे हर जगह पहनकर जाता था। आखिरकार मुझे समझ आ गया कि मैं स्कूल में वो बच्चा बनने वाला हूँ जिसकी पिटाई होने वाली है, फिर भी मैंने उसे पहनना जारी रखा।

Ever since I was a little kid, I've felt comfortable in a suit. It all started when my mom bought me a three-piece Pierre Cardin suit. I wore that thing everywhere. Eventually I realized I was going to be the kid who got beat up in school, but I kept wearing it.

Ever since I was a little kid, I've felt comfortable in a suit. It all started when my mom bought me a three-piece Pierre Cardin suit. I wore that thing everywhere. Eventually I realized I was going to be the kid who got beat up in school, but I kept wearing it.

बचपन से मेरी ज्यादातर दोस्त लड़कियाँ ही रही हैं... मुझे लड़कियों के बीच रहना हमेशा थोड़ा ज्यादा सहज लगता है, क्योंकि आमतौर पर लड़कों के साथ हमेशा एक खतरे का दायरा रहता है... लड़कों का आपस में एक-दूसरे के साथ पेश आने का तरीका कभी-कभी बहुत आक्रामक होता है, वे एक-दूसरे को नीचा दिखाते हैं और उल्टे-सीधे नाम से बुलाते हैं। मैं इन सब चीज़ों के लिए कुछ ज्यादा ही संवेदनशील था, इसलिए लड़कियों के साथ उठता-बैठता था। और वे मुझे हमेशा बहुत हंसाती थीं।

So many of my friends have always been women growing up... I always feel slightly more comfortable around women because with guys in general there's always more of a danger zone... it's very aggressive sometimes the way guys act with each other, putting each other down and calling each other names, so I was always too sensitive for that and used to hang out with the girls. And they were always really funny to me.

So many of my friends have always been women growing up... I always feel slightly more comfortable around women because with guys in general there's always more of a danger zone... it's very aggressive sometimes the way guys act with each other, putting each other down and calling each other names, so I was always too sensitive for that and used to hang out with the girls. And they were always really funny to me.

जो लोग भी फिल्में बना रहे हैं, उन्हें यह सुनिश्चित करने के लिए कड़ी मेहनत करनी चाहिए कि फिल्म अच्छी बने। और अगर आप खुद जाकर फिल्में नहीं देखेंगे और आर्थिक रूप से उनका समर्थन नहीं करेंगे, तो कोई उन्हें नहीं बनाएगा। जब तक फिल्में पैसा नहीं कमातीं, यह सब बदल जाएगा। संक्षेप में बात यही है। आपको इस सच्चाई को स्वीकार करना होगा कि यह एक बिजनेस है।

Everybody who's making the movies needs to work hard to make sure they're good. And if you don't show up and see the movies and support them financially, no one is going to make them. It's going to change unless it makes money. That's the long and short of it. You have to give in to the fact that it's a business.

Everybody who's making the movies needs to work hard to make sure they're good. And if you don't show up and see the movies and support them financially, no one is going to make them. It's going to change unless it makes money. That's the long and short of it. You have to give in to the fact that it's a business.

मैं अक्सर देखता हूँ कि जब कोई पुरानी कहानी या फ्रेंचाइजी को दोबारा पर्दे पर उतारने की कोशिश करता है, तो वह पहले जैसी अच्छी नहीं बन पाती और तब यही इच्छा होती है कि काश उन्होंने ऐसा न किया होता।

I find that so many times when somebody tries to go back in, it sort of isn't as good and you wish they hadn't done it.

I find that so many times when somebody tries to go back in, it sort of isn't as good and you wish they hadn't done it.

आप एक सुखांत (हैप्पी एंडिंग) चाहते हैं, लेकिन ऐसी बेतुकी हैप्पी एंडिंग नहीं जिसका किसी के लिए कोई मतलब ही न बचे।

You want a happy ending, but not such a ridiculous happy ending that it doesn't mean anything to anybody.

You want a happy ending, but not such a ridiculous happy ending that it doesn't mean anything to anybody.

आपके पहनावे में एक बात ऐसी होनी चाहिए जो थोड़ी बेपरवाह या अधूरी लगे—जो यह बताए कि आप उसे ओढ़कर जीते हैं और वह पहनावे पर हावी नहीं है, बल्कि पहनावा आप पर हावी नहीं है। मुझे लगता है कि औपचारिक कपड़ों (फॉर्मल) में पुरुषों और महिलाओं दोनों के लिए एक कोमलता या सहजता होनी चाहिए।

You need to have one element about your outfit that is imperfect, that says you live in it and you're not letting it control you. I think men and women both need a softness about them with formal wear.

You need to have one element about your outfit that is imperfect, that says you live in it and you're not letting it control you. I think men and women both need a softness about them with formal wear.

टक्सेडो पहनना उतना आसान नहीं है जितना सुनने में लगता है। हॉलीवुड में सालों से कई अवार्ड शो में जाने के बाद मैंने कुछ बेहद खराब टक्सेडो देखे हैं। यह बात हैरान करने वाली है कि इसमें गलती करना कितना आसान है।

Wearing a tuxedo isn't as simple as it sounds. I've been to a lot of award shows in Hollywood over the years and have seen some pretty sad tuxes. It's surprisingly easy to go off the rails.

Wearing a tuxedo isn't as simple as it sounds. I've been to a lot of award shows in Hollywood over the years and have seen some pretty sad tuxes. It's surprisingly easy to go off the rails.

मुझे लगता है कि चीजें तब बिगड़ती हैं जब आपके पास कोई ठोस योजना और भावनाओं का सटीक नक्शा नहीं होता। आपको यह पता होना चाहिए कि किसी दृश्य से दर्शकों तक क्या पहुँचाना है, और उससे कहानी को कैसे आगे बढ़ाना है—चाहे वह किसी से पहली बार मिलने का पल हो या फिर किसी रिश्ते में आती दरार को दिखाना हो। एक निर्देशक के रूप में मैं असल में एक ऐसा सुरक्षित माहौल तैयार करता हूँ जहाँ हर कोई बहुत सहज महसूस करे और खुलकर प्रयोग कर सके ताकि वे खुद को रोकें नहीं।

I think things go wrong when there's not a very specific plan and specific emotional roadmap. You need to know what a scene needs to get across, and what story point that needs to be advanced, whether it's discovering someone for the first time or whether it's seeing a relationship get strained. What I do as a director is really create a safe environment that everyone can feel very comfortable in and experiment within so that they don't hold back anything.

I think things go wrong when there's not a very specific plan and specific emotional roadmap. You need to know what a scene needs to get across, and what story point that needs to be advanced, whether it's discovering someone for the first time or whether it's seeing a relationship get strained. What I do as a director is really create a safe environment that everyone can feel very comfortable in and experiment within so that they don't hold back anything.

मेरा पालन-पोषण एक बहुत ही धार्मिक परिवार में हुआ था और जीवन के एक बड़े हिस्से में मैंने बहुत प्रार्थनाएँ की हैं। मैं हमेशा से भगवान को सिर्फ एक शक्तिशाली पिता तुल्य और सभी समय और आयामों के शासक के रूप में नहीं देखता था, बल्कि एक ऐसे दोस्त के रूप में भी देखता था जिससे मैं बातें कर सकूँ, सवाल पूछ सकूँ और सलाह ले सकूँ।

I was brought up in a very religious household and did a lot of praying throughout a big part of my life and always thought of God as being not only a powerful father figure and the ruler of all time and dimension but also as a friend with whom I could chat and ask questions to and get advice from.

I was brought up in a very religious household and did a lot of praying throughout a big part of my life and always thought of God as being not only a powerful father figure and the ruler of all time and dimension but also as a friend with whom I could chat and ask questions to and get advice from.

मुझे हमेशा से लोगों को आईने में खुद का मुआयना करते देखना अच्छा लगा है, और मुझे वे 'चलते हुए उदास महसूस करने वाले' शॉट भी पसंद हैं। मुझे ऐसा कुछ भी पसंद है जो लोगों को अकेला कर दे और उन्हें खुद पर ध्यान केंद्रित करने पर मजबूर कर दे, या फिर जब वे किसी मुश्किल दौर से गुजर रहे हों तो हमारा ध्यान उनके चेहरों पर टिक जाए।

I've always enjoyed people studying themselves in the mirror, and I also enjoy those 'walk and feel bad' shots. I like anything that isolates people and focuses them on themselves, or makes us focus on their faces as they're going through something.

I've always enjoyed people studying themselves in the mirror, and I also enjoy those 'walk and feel bad' shots. I like anything that isolates people and focuses them on themselves, or makes us focus on their faces as they're going through something.

दिन के अंत में सवाल यही आता है कि आप इस दुनिया के लिए क्या कर रहे हैं? आपको कुछ ऐसा करने की कोशिश करनी चाहिए जो इसमें कुछ सकारात्मक योगदान दे सके।

At the end of the day the question comes, what are you doing for the world? You have to try to do something that's going to add something positive.

At the end of the day the question comes, what are you doing for the world? You have to try to do something that's going to add something positive.

बहुत सी कॉमेडी फिल्में इसलिए बिखर जाती हैं क्योंकि वे बस एक के बाद एक जोक्स थोपती जाती हैं, और उनके सारे किरदार अपनी ही दुनिया में कुछ अजीब हरकतें कर रहे होते हैं।

A lot of comedies fall apart because they just go from joke to joke, and the characters are all sort of being crazy off on their own.

A lot of comedies fall apart because they just go from joke to joke, and the characters are all sort of being crazy off on their own.

अपने अभिनय के वर्षों में, एक काम जो मैं कैमरे के सामने कभी विश्वास के साथ नहीं कर पाया, वह था हँसना—यानी बनावटी हँसी हँसना।

In my years of acting, the one thing I was never able to do convincingly was to laugh on camera. Fake-laugh.

In my years of acting, the one thing I was never able to do convincingly was to laugh on camera. Fake-laugh.

हर कोई 40 साल की उम्र में आकर एक ठहराव महसूस करता है। यह वह उम्र है जब आपको अपने जीवन की हर चीज़ का मूल्यांकन करना होता है। यह एक ऐसा काल्पनिक पड़ाव है जिसके बारे में आप जवानी में अक्सर सोचते हैं। दुनिया वास्तव में आपसे यह उम्मीद करती है कि 40 की उम्र तक आपकी जिंदगी व्यवस्थित होनी चाहिए और आप सफल होने चाहिए। 'सफलता' का चाहे जो भी मतलब हो।

Everyone takes pause at 40. It's the age you have to assess everything in your life. It's the fictitious marker that's always coming up when you're young. The world really does look at you to kind of have it together by 40, and be successful by 40. Whatever success means.

Everyone takes pause at 40. It's the age you have to assess everything in your life. It's the fictitious marker that's always coming up when you're young. The world really does look at you to kind of have it together by 40, and be successful by 40. Whatever success means.

जो भी चीज़ आपको हँसा दे, वह अच्छी है, और एक कॉमेडी पेशेवर के रूप में हम बस यही कोशिश कर सकते हैं कि आपको किसी बेहतर चीज़ की तरफ ले चलें—मगर इस प्रक्रिया में आपको नीचा न दिखाएँ या उलझन में न डालें।

Whatever makes you laugh is fine, and all we can do as comedy professionals is try to steer you towards something that we think is a little better - but not put you down or just perplex you in the process.

Whatever makes you laugh is fine, and all we can do as comedy professionals is try to steer you towards something that we think is a little better - but not put you down or just perplex you in the process.

अगर आप कोई ऐसी फ़िल्म बनाएँ जिसके आस-पास भी दुनिया का कोई मर्द न भटके, लेकिन दुनिया की हर औरत उसे देखने जाए, तो वह अब तक की सबसे ज़्यादा कमाई करने वाली फ़िल्म होगी। आप खरबों डॉलर कमा लेंगे। लेकिन मैं ऐसी फ़िल्में नहीं बनाना चाहता जो सिर्फ़ महिलाओं के लिए हों। मैं किसी भी दर्शक वर्ग को इस तरह दायरे में बंद नहीं करना चाहता।

If you made a movie that no man in the world went near, but every woman in the world went to, you'd have the highest grossing movie of all time. You'd make trillions of dollars. But I don't want to make movies that are just for the ladies. I don't want to ghettoize any audience that way.

If you made a movie that no man in the world went near, but every woman in the world went to, you'd have the highest grossing movie of all time. You'd make trillions of dollars. But I don't want to make movies that are just for the ladies. I don't want to ghettoize any audience that way.

मुझे तब बुरा लगता है जब मैं ऐसी चीज़ें देखता हूँ जिनमें बहुत ज़्यादा इम्प्रूव्ड (बिना तैयारी के अभिनय) किया गया होता है या ऐसे सीन होते हैं जिनका मक़सद सिर्फ़ हँसाना होता है, इसके अलावा सीन का कोई और औचित्य नहीं होता। आप ऐसा बिल्कुल नहीं चाहेंगे कि बस मज़ेदार सीन आते रहें, और फिर अचानक ज्ञान देने वाला (एपिफ़नी) सीन आ जाए और फ़िल्म ख़त्म हो जाए।

What I don't like is when I see stuff that I know has had a lot of improv done or is playing around where there's no purpose to the scene other than to just be funny. What you don't want is funny scene, funny scene, funny scene, and now here's the epiphany scene and then the movie's over.

What I don't like is when I see stuff that I know has had a lot of improv done or is playing around where there's no purpose to the scene other than to just be funny. What you don't want is funny scene, funny scene, funny scene, and now here's the epiphany scene and then the movie's over.

उम्र में बड़े दोस्त होना सेहत के लिए अच्छा होता है। आप सोचते हैं, 'देखो, मैं इनसे छोटा हूँ!' अगर आप कभी-कभार कमरे में सबसे कम उम्र के व्यक्ति बन सकें, तो यह हमेशा एक अच्छी बात होती है। जैसे कि अगर आप हमेशा कमरे में सबसे ज़्यादा उम्र के व्यक्ति रहेंगे, तो आपको दुनिया का सबसे बूढ़ा इंसान होने का एहसास होने लगेगा। इसलिए उम्र में बड़े दोस्त बनाइए, क्योंकि वे शानदार होते हैं। मस्त और उम्र में बड़े दोस्त बनाइए।

It's healthy to have older friends. You go, 'Look, I'm younger than them!' That's always the nice thing, if you can be the youngest one in the room at times. Like if you're always the oldest one in the room, you'll start to feel like the oldest person in the world. So get older friends, because they're cool. Get cool older friends.

It's healthy to have older friends. You go, 'Look, I'm younger than them!' That's always the nice thing, if you can be the youngest one in the room at times. Like if you're always the oldest one in the room, you'll start to feel like the oldest person in the world. So get older friends, because they're cool. Get cool older friends.

मुझे मज़ाकिया लोग बहुत पसंद हैं, और जब मैं ऐसे लोगों के साथ होता हूँ, या ऐसे लोगों के साथ जो अपने अजीबपन में भी मनोरंजक होते हैं, तो मुझे बहुत मज़ा आता है। क्योंकि मेरे लिए वही असली मज़ाक है, न कि ऐसा इंसान जो रुककर कहे, 'अरे, मैं आपको एक चुटकुला सुनाता हूँ।'

I love funny people, and when I'm with funny people, or people who are amusing in their weirdness, I love it. Because that to me is funny, as opposed to someone who stops and says, 'Hey let me tell you a joke.'

I love funny people, and when I'm with funny people, or people who are amusing in their weirdness, I love it. Because that to me is funny, as opposed to someone who stops and says, 'Hey let me tell you a joke.'

हॉलीवुड एक कारोबार है और फ़िल्म स्टूडियो वही करेंगे जिससे पैसे बनें। इसमें कोई परोपकार वाली भावना नहीं होती। ये सीधे तौर पर पैसे कमाने के हथकंडे हैं। ज़िम्मेदार स्टूडियो बेहतरीन फ़िल्में बनाना चाहते हैं, लेकिन साथ ही कोई भी ऐसी बेहतरीन फ़िल्म नहीं बनाएगा जिसके बारे में उसे पता हो कि वह एक फूटी कौड़ी भी नहीं कमाएगी।

Hollywood is a business and movie studios are only going to do what's going to make money. It's not an altruistic thing. They are blatant grabs for money. Responsible studios want to make quality pictures, but at the same time nobody is going to make quality pictures they know aren't going to make any money.

Hollywood is a business and movie studios are only going to do what's going to make money. It's not an altruistic thing. They are blatant grabs for money. Responsible studios want to make quality pictures, but at the same time nobody is going to make quality pictures they know aren't going to make any money.

मैं 'द वॉकिंग डेड' से बहुत प्रेरणा लेता हूँ।

I really feed off of The Walking Dead.

I really feed off of The Walking Dead.

एक निर्देशक के रूप में मैं वास्तव में ऐसा सुरक्षित माहौल बनाता हूँ जहाँ हर कोई बहुत सहज महसूस करे और खुलकर प्रयोग कर सके ताकि वे खुद को रोकें नहीं। आप कभी नहीं चाहेंगे कि कोई यह कहे, 'यार, मुझे ऐसा नहीं करना चाहिए था।' ऐसी कोई चीज़ नहीं है जिसे आपको आज़माना नहीं चाहिए। अगर वह घटिया है, तो परवाह किसे है?

What I do as a director is really create a safe environment that everyone can feel very comfortable in and experiment within so that they don't hold back anything. You never ever want someone to go, 'Oh I shouldn't have done that.' There isn't anything you shouldn't try. If it's terrible, who cares?

What I do as a director is really create a safe environment that everyone can feel very comfortable in and experiment within so that they don't hold back anything. You never ever want someone to go, 'Oh I shouldn't have done that.' There isn't anything you shouldn't try. If it's terrible, who cares?

चुटकुलों के मामले में आपकी सफलता का औसत कभी भी एक हज़ार प्रतिशत नहीं हो सकता—यह नामुमकिन है।

You can never have a thousand percent batting average on jokes - it's just never going to happen.

You can never have a thousand percent batting average on jokes - it's just never going to happen.

एक आदर्श दुनिया में, मैं 90 मिनट की फ़िल्में बनाना पसंद करूँगा, लेकिन मेरे लिए एक फ़िल्म उतनी ही लंबी या छोटी होनी चाहिए जितनी उसकी कहानी खुद को संभाल सके।

In a perfect world, I'd love to make 90-minute movies, but for me, a movie needs to be as long or short as it can sustain itself.

In a perfect world, I'd love to make 90-minute movies, but for me, a movie needs to be as long or short as it can sustain itself.

आप कभी नहीं चाहेंगे कि कोई ऐसी कहानी हो जिसका भावनात्मक तालमेल न बैठे, क्योंकि तब आप एक चुटकुले से दूसरे चुटकुले पर कूदते रहेंगे और दर्शकों को थका देंगे। दर्शकों को अगले चुटकुले से जोड़े रखने वाली इकलौती चीज़ यह होगी कि पिछला चुटकुला कितना कामयाब रहा था।

What you never want to do is have a story that doesn't track emotionally, because then you're going joke to joke and you're going to fatigue the audience. The only thing that's going to string them to the next joke is how successful the previous joke is.

What you never want to do is have a story that doesn't track emotionally, because then you're going joke to joke and you're going to fatigue the audience. The only thing that's going to string them to the next joke is how successful the previous joke is.

कॉमेडी का आनंद लेने का सबसे बेहतरीन तरीका यह है कि दर्शक उसके बारे में बिना कुछ जाने फ़िल्म देखने जाएँ। लेकिन मार्केटिंग के चक्कर में यह नामुमकिन है। मार्केटिंग का मतलब है कि लोगों को सिनेमाघर तक खींचने के लिए आप बस यह नहीं कह सकते, 'अरे, एक शानदार फ़िल्म है—हम आपको इसका कुछ नहीं दिखाएंगे बस हम पर भरोसा रखिए!'

The greatest way for people to experience a comedy is to go in not knowing anything about it. But because of marketing, it's impossible. Marketing meaning that in order to get people to come you can't just go, 'Hey, there's a great movie - we're not going to show you anything from it but trust us!

The greatest way for people to experience a comedy is to go in not knowing anything about it. But because of marketing, it's impossible. Marketing meaning that in order to get people to come you can't just go, 'Hey, there's a great movie - we're not going to show you anything from it but trust us!

गीक (खास शौक रखने वाले) संस्कृति की सबसे अच्छी बात यह है कि ज़िंदगी कभी हमें रोकती नहीं दिखती, और वे कभी भी हमारे उत्साह, हमारी सकारात्मकता और दुनिया को जानने की हमारी भूख को कम नहीं होने देते। हम अपना सेंस ऑफ़ ह्यूमर बनाए रखते हैं, अपनी गरिमा की रक्षा करते हैं, अपने दोस्तों से उस अनुभव पर बात करते हैं और फिर अगले ही दिन से नए सिरे से शुरुआत करते हैं।

What's great about the geek spirit is that life never seems to stop us, and they never seem to kill our enthusiasm, our optimism and our hunger to experience the world. We keep our sense of humor, we protect our dignity, we talk to our friends about the experience and then we start again fresh the very next day.

What's great about the geek spirit is that life never seems to stop us, and they never seem to kill our enthusiasm, our optimism and our hunger to experience the world. We keep our sense of humor, we protect our dignity, we talk to our friends about the experience and then we start again fresh the very next day.

कैटी डिपोल्ड, जिनके साथ मैंने स्क्रिप्ट लिखी थी, उन्हें भूतों और इन सब चीज़ों में बहुत दिलचस्पी है। इसलिए मैंने कहा, "अरे, तुम कैटी से क्यों नहीं बात करतीं?"

Katie Dippold, who I wrote the script with, she's very into ghosts and all that. So I go, "Hey, why don't you talk to Katie?"

Katie Dippold, who I wrote the script with, she's very into ghosts and all that. So I go, "Hey, why don't you talk to Katie?"

वास्तव में मज़ेदार महिलाओं के साथ काम करने की सबसे अच्छी बात यह है कि वहाँ दिखावा या अहंकार दूसरे स्थान पर चला जाता है। जो भी चीज़ बात को असली और मज़ेदार बनाए, वे उसके साथ पूरी तरह जाती हैं, और यह बात कमाल की है।

What's so great about working with really funny women is that vanity comes second. Whatever makes it real and funny, they're going to go for, and it's just great.

What's so great about working with really funny women is that vanity comes second. Whatever makes it real and funny, they're going to go for, and it's just great.

पुरस्कारों की दुनिया अजीब हो सकती है, लेकिन मैं इसकी आलोचना करने वालों में से नहीं हूँ। मुझे पुरस्कार बहुत पसंद हैं! जब मुझे एमी के लिए नामांकित किया गया था और जब मैंने अपना डीजीए (DGA) पुरस्कार जीता था, तो मेरी खुशी का ठिकाना नहीं था। मुझे कक्षा में हमेशा 'गोल्ड स्टार' मिलना पसंद रहा है।

The awards world can be ridiculous, but I'm not one to bash it. I love awards! When I've been nominated for Emmys and when I won my DGA Award, I couldn't have been happier. I always liked getting a gold star in class.

The awards world can be ridiculous, but I'm not one to bash it. I love awards! When I've been nominated for Emmys and when I won my DGA Award, I couldn't have been happier. I always liked getting a gold star in class.

शो करने वाले बहुत से बड़े कलाकार इस बात से डरे रहते हैं कि कहीं उनके आस-पास के लोग उनसे ज़्यादा मज़ेदार न हों। ऐसा हमेशा वही लोग करते हैं जो असफल होते हैं। सीनफ़ील्ड को ही देख लीजिए—वह महान इसलिए हैं क्योंकि उन्होंने हर किसी को बेहतरीन करने की आज़ादी दी।

So many stars who have shows are intimidated by having people around them be funnier than them. It's always the unsuccessful ones. Look at Seinfeld - he's great because he let everyone be hilarious.

So many stars who have shows are intimidated by having people around them be funnier than them. It's always the unsuccessful ones. Look at Seinfeld - he's great because he let everyone be hilarious.

मुझे इस बात से नफ़रत है कि हमें हमेशा "ऑल-फ़ीमेल घोस्टबस्टर्स" (पूरी तरह महिलाओं वाली घोस्टबस्टर्स) कहा जाता है, क्योंकि आप मूल फ़िल्म को कभी "ऑल-मेल घोस्टबस्टर्स" (पूरी तरह पुरुषों वाली घोस्टबस्टर्स) कहकर नहीं बुलाते।

I hate that we're always called "the all-female Ghostbusters," because you wouldn't refer to the original as "the all-male Ghostbusters."

I hate that we're always called "the all-female Ghostbusters," because you wouldn't refer to the original as "the all-male Ghostbusters."

महिलाओं का मज़ाकिया अंदाज़ थोड़ा ज़्यादा सहयोगात्मक लगता है। वे बस अजीब आवाज़ें निकालकर और आपस में बातचीत करके एक-दूसरे को हँसाने की कोशिश करती हैं। मुझे यह अंदाज़ भाता है। महिलाओं से भरे कमरे में मुझे ऐसा महसूस होता है कि पुरुषों से भरे कमरे की तुलना में मुझे पीटे जाने का डर कम है।

Women's humor seems to be a little more supportive. It's just kind of trying to make the other one laugh through funny voices and kind of talking about other people. I respond to that. I feel less like I'm going to get beat up in a room full of women than I do in a room full of guys.

Women's humor seems to be a little more supportive. It's just kind of trying to make the other one laugh through funny voices and kind of talking about other people. I respond to that. I feel less like I'm going to get beat up in a room full of women than I do in a room full of guys.

टक्सैडो (सूट) के साथ टेनिस शूज़ (जूते) पहनना जितना भी आकर्षक क्यों न लगे, ऐसा बिल्कुल मत कीजिए। मुझे लगता है कि यह बेहद भद्दा लगता है। अगर आपकी उम्र 14 साल है, तो शायद आप इसे आज़मा सकते हैं। कुल मिलाकर, ऐसा हुलिया मत बनाइए जो यह कहे कि 'मैं बहुत कूल हूँ और मुझे किसी की परवाह नहीं है।'

As tempting as it seems to wear tennis shoes with your tux, don't do it. I think it looks ridiculous. If you're 14 years old, maybe give it a shot. In general, don't portray anything that says 'I'm too cool and I don't care.

As tempting as it seems to wear tennis shoes with your tux, don't do it. I think it looks ridiculous. If you're 14 years old, maybe give it a shot. In general, don't portray anything that says 'I'm too cool and I don't care.

महिलाओं की कॉमेडी पुरुषों की कॉमेडी से अलग होती है। पुरुषों की कॉमेडी बहुत आक्रामक होती है, वह एक-दूसरे का मज़ाक उड़ाने, ताने मारने और एक-दूसरे की टाँग खींचने पर आधारित होती है, और महिलाओं की कॉमेडी ऐसी नहीं होती।

Women comedy is different than men comedy. Guy comedy is very aggressive, it's about insulting each other, name-calling, and kind of busting each other's chops, and that's not what women's comedy is.

Women comedy is different than men comedy. Guy comedy is very aggressive, it's about insulting each other, name-calling, and kind of busting each other's chops, and that's not what women's comedy is.

हाई स्कूल में परिपक्वता के दो अलग-अलग स्तर मेरे लिए कॉमेडी का एक बहुत बड़ा स्रोत रहे हैं। मैं हमेशा से बहुत देर से विकसित होने वालों में से था। चलने में सबसे आख़िर में था। साइकिल चलाना सबसे आख़िर में सीखा। सेक्स करने वाला भी सबसे आख़िर में था। यही वजह है कि पर्दे पर अपने बचपन के एक पहलू को दिखाना मज़ेदार लगता है।

The dueling maturity levels in high school is such a source of comedy to me. I was always such a late developer. I was last to walk. I was last to ride a bike. I was last to have sex. That's why it's fun to portray one side of your childhood onscreen.

The dueling maturity levels in high school is such a source of comedy to me. I was always such a late developer. I was last to walk. I was last to ride a bike. I was last to have sex. That's why it's fun to portray one side of your childhood onscreen.

पुराने दिनों में हम महिलाओं की कॉमेडी को लेकर इतने नाज़ुक या सतर्क नहीं हुआ करते थे।

We didn't used to be so precious about women in comedy back in the old days.

We didn't used to be so precious about women in comedy back in the old days.

मैं एक स्टैंडअप कॉमेडियन था, जो एक तरह से खुद लिखने और खुद निर्देशन करने जैसा ही है।

I was a standup comedian, which is kind of like writing and directing yourself.

I was a standup comedian, which is kind of like writing and directing yourself.

मर्द बनिए और अपनी वॉर्डरोब में एक टक्सैडो शामिल कीजिए। बस अपनी पसंद का एक सूट ढूँढ लीजिए और उसे अपने माप के अनुसार अच्छी तरह सिलवा लीजिए।

Man up and add a tux to your wardrobe. Just find one you like and get it well-tailored to your own measurements.

Man up and add a tux to your wardrobe. Just find one you like and get it well-tailored to your own measurements.

किसी भी कलाकारों के समूह को—उदाहरण के लिए, उन्होंने कभी इसे 'ऑल-मेल एक्सपेंडेबल्स' नहीं कहा। लेकिन ऐसा कहे जाने के लिए हॉलीवुड ही ज़िम्मेदार है, क्योंकि ऐसी बहुत कम फ़िल्में बनी हैं जिन्होंने महिलाओं को मुख्य भूमिकाएँ निभाने दी हों, इसलिए इसकी पूरी ज़िम्मेदारी हॉलीवुड की है।

Any ensemble - they didn't call it "the all-male Expendables," for example. But it's Hollywood's fault that people say that, because there have been so few movies that have allowed women to have these leading roles, so that's Hollywood's fault.

Any ensemble - they didn't call it "the all-male Expendables," for example. But it's Hollywood's fault that people say that, because there have been so few movies that have allowed women to have these leading roles, so that's Hollywood's fault.

मेरी कॉमेडी की शैली बहुत वास्तविक, खट्टी-मीठी और हमेशा किसी त्रासदी के करीब पहुँचने वाली होती है।

My style of comedy is very real and bittersweet, and sort of always on the verge of kind of being tragic.

My style of comedy is very real and bittersweet, and sort of always on the verge of kind of being tragic.

आपके पास जो सबसे बड़ी पूँजी होती है, वह है आपकी प्रतिष्ठा और इस बात की समझ कि क्या अच्छा है और क्या नहीं।

One of the biggest things you have is your reputation and your reputation with knowing what's good and what's not good.

One of the biggest things you have is your reputation and your reputation with knowing what's good and what's not good.

मेरे और मेरी पत्नी के कोई बच्चे नहीं हैं और लोग इस बात के लिए हमें ताने देते हैं। लेकिन हम उस सांचे में बने ही नहीं हैं, इसलिए मुझे यह मत बताइए कि मुझे ऐसा करना ही चाहिए।

My wife and I don't have kids and people are down on us about it. But we're just not wired that way, so don't tell me I have to.

My wife and I don't have kids and people are down on us about it. But we're just not wired that way, so don't tell me I have to.

अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर और विदेशी बाज़ारों में, महिलाओं की मुख्य भूमिका वाली फ़िल्में पुरुषों की मुख्य भूमिका वाली फ़िल्मों जितना पैसा नहीं कमातीं। और इसके लिए आप फ़िल्म निर्माताओं को दोषी ठहरा सकते हैं, ख़ास तौर पर कॉमेडी के क्षेत्र में (जो कि मेरा मुख्य क्षेत्र है), क्योंकि पिछले कुछ सालों में यह पुरुषों का क्लब जैसा बन गया है। जब बागडोर पुरुषों के हाथ में होती है, तो महिलाओं के ऐसे रूप देखने को मिलते हैं जो या तो सिर्फ़ प्रेमिका होती हैं, या गुस्सैल पत्नी, या फिर किसी रोमांटिक कॉमेडी में दिखने वाली लड़की। आपको महिलाओं के प्रति पुरुषों की कल्पनाएँ या महिलाओं की वास्तविकता के बारे में उनकी सोच ही देखने को मिलती है, न कि महिलाओं के प्रति पुरुषों का एक स्वस्थ और सकारात्मक नज़रिया।

Internationally and in foreign markets, movies starring women don't make as much money as movies starring men. And then you can blame filmmakers, especially in comedy, which is my bread and butter, because it's become a bit of a boys' club over the years. With the boys in charge you get these takes on women which are either the girlfriend or the mean wife or the girl who appears in a romantic comedy. You're just getting either men's fantasies about women or what they think is the reality about women instead of men just having a healthy attitude about women.

Internationally and in foreign markets, movies starring women don't make as much money as movies starring men. And then you can blame filmmakers, especially in comedy, which is my bread and butter, because it's become a bit of a boys' club over the years. With the boys in charge you get these takes on women which are either the girlfriend or the mean wife or the girl who appears in a romantic comedy. You're just getting either men's fantasies about women or what they think is the reality about women instead of men just having a healthy attitude about women.

असli mushkil toh logon ko hall tak khich kar laana hai, fir chahe film achhi ho ya buri.

The hard thing is getting people to come to the theater to see something, no matter if it's good or not.

The hard thing is getting people to come to the theater to see something, no matter if it's good or not.

Zyadatar komedi filmon ko awards isliye nahi milte kyunki film banane wale komedi ko sabse upar rakhte hain. Iska matlab yeh hai ki aapko chutkulong ke ird-gird ek kahani ghadhni padti hai.

The reason most comedies don't win awards is that the filmmakers put the comedy first. This means you have to create a story around the jokes.

The reason most comedies don't win awards is that the filmmakers put the comedy first. This means you have to create a story around the jokes.

Apni kishor avastha ke dauran, main bas kahin aisi jagah jaana chahta tha jahan main Donald Duck ka pin laga sakun aur kisi ko koi fark na pade.

Throughout my teens, I just wanted to go somewhere I could wear a Donald Duck pin and no one would care.

Throughout my teens, I just wanted to go somewhere I could wear a Donald Duck pin and no one would care.

Main British komedi ka bahut bada fan hoon.

I'm just an enormous British comedy fan.

I'm just an enormous British comedy fan.

Main ab acting na karne par sabse zyada khush hoon. Mujhe iski yaad aati hai, par audition dene ya kaam dhoondne ki daud-bhaag ki bilkul nahi.

I couldn't be happier to not be acting. I miss it, but I don't miss the auditioning or trying to get work.

I couldn't be happier to not be acting. I miss it, but I don't miss the auditioning or trying to get work.

Mujhe hamesha lagta hai ki improv (bina taiyari ke abhinay) mein koi bhi cheez doosri baar karne par utni behtareen nahi lagti.

I always feel in improv that nothing is ever as good once it's repeated.

I always feel in improv that nothing is ever as good once it's repeated.

Har nirdeshak (director) ko acting ki class zaroor leni chahiye.

Every director should take an acting class.

Every director should take an acting class.

Log poochte hain, "Tumne itne acche kapde kyun pehne hain? Kya mere liye taiyar hokar aaye ho?" Main kehta hoon, "Nahi, maine acche kapde isliye pehne hain kyunki main ek adult hoon aur mera suit pehne ka mann kiya." Par mujhe yeh pasand hai. Tom Ford aur Ralph Lauren mere do pasandida fashion designer hain.

People are like, "Why are you all dressed up? Did you dress up just for me?" I'm like "No, I dressed up because I'm an adult and I felt like putting on my suit." But I love it. Tom Ford and Ralph Lauren are my two heroes of clothing designers.

People are like, "Why are you all dressed up? Did you dress up just for me?" I'm like "No, I dressed up because I'm an adult and I felt like putting on my suit." But I love it. Tom Ford and Ralph Lauren are my two heroes of clothing designers.

Main kabhi kisi school ya college reunion mein nahi gaya kyunki mujhe hamesha dar laga rehta hai ki kahin woh 'Carrie' film jaisi koi khaufnak ghatna na ban jaye.

I've never been to a class reunion or anything because I'm always afraid of that one - there's going to be some 'Carrie'-like incident.

I've never been to a class reunion or anything because I'm always afraid of that one - there's going to be some 'Carrie'-like incident.

Aakhir mein, agar aap logon ka manoranjan karna chahte hain, toh aapko apne ahankar (ego) ko beech se hatana hi padega.

At the end of the day if you want to entertain people, you've got to take your ego out of the equation.

At the end of the day if you want to entertain people, you've got to take your ego out of the equation.

Ek director ke taur par, main sachmuch kuch naya seekhna chahta tha aur apne daayre se bahar nikal kar yeh samajhna chahta tha ki cheezon ko kaise kiya jaye aur behtareen logon ke sath kaise kaam kiya jaye.

As a director, I really wanted to learn and I needed to get away from my own stuff to figure out how to just do things and work with good people.

As a director, I really wanted to learn and I needed to get away from my own stuff to figure out how to just do things and work with good people.

Aapko sab kuch pata hona chahiye. Aapko scene ki lighting ki samajh honi chahiye. Direction ki saari technical baatein pata honi chahiye. Ji nahi, aisi koi baat nahi hai. Aapko bas utna hi pata hona chahiye jitna zaroori hai. Aapka mukhya kaam behtareen performance nikalwana, kahani ko sahi tarah se kehna aur usey acche se capture karna hai. Uske baad yeh aap par nirbhar karta hai ki aap isse kitna uljhana ya aasan banana chahte hain.

You have to know everything. You have to know how to light a scene. You have to know all this technical stuff about directing. No, you don't. You can know as much or as little as you have to. Your main job is to get great performances and tell the story correctly and capture it correctly. Then it's just basically yours to complicate or simplify as much as you want.

You have to know everything. You have to know how to light a scene. You have to know all this technical stuff about directing. No, you don't. You can know as much or as little as you have to. Your main job is to get great performances and tell the story correctly and capture it correctly. Then it's just basically yours to complicate or simplify as much as you want.

Chalis ki umar woh lakshya hai jo yeh batati hai ki ab aap bade ho gaye hain. Aap ek adult hain, isliye bachhon ki tarah behave karna band kijiye.

Forty is the line of demarcation that says you're an adult now. You're an adult, so don't pretend you're a kid anymore.

Forty is the line of demarcation that says you're an adult now. You're an adult, so don't pretend you're a kid anymore.

Mahilaon par bani buri komedi filmon ko woh mard banate hain jo auraton se theek se salah nahi lete.

Bad women's comedies are made by men who didn't consult enough women.

Bad women's comedies are made by men who didn't consult enough women.

Suniye, main entertainment ki duniya ka Wayne Gretzky hoon — main apna ganda kaam doosron se karwata hoon aur khud side se nikal kar achha aadmi ban jata hoon. Ab main kya kahoon? Main ek darpok hoon.

Hey, I'm like the Wayne Gretsky of the entertainment biz - I have other people do my dirty work while I skate around and get to be a nice guy. What can I say? I'm a coward.

Hey, I'm like the Wayne Gretsky of the entertainment biz - I have other people do my dirty work while I skate around and get to be a nice guy. What can I say? I'm a coward.

Jab main 1970 ke dashak ke aakhiri saalon mein high school gaya tha, tab disco ka zamaana zoron par tha aur jo log iske diwane the, woh waise hi kapde pehnte the. Aur maine bhi wahi kiya tha.

When I went to high school, in the late 1970s, disco was in full swing and anyone who was into it dressed the part. I know I did.

When I went to high school, in the late 1970s, disco was in full swing and anyone who was into it dressed the part. I know I did.

Aisi sequel film se buri koi cheez nahi ho sakti jo pehli film ki ummeedon par khari na utre.

There's nothing worse than the sequel that's a letdown from the first movie.

There's nothing worse than the sequel that's a letdown from the first movie.

Kise pata tha ki duniya mein itne saare bhoot hain jinhe bhagana padega?

Who knew there were so many ghosts to be busted in the world?

Who knew there were so many ghosts to be busted in the world?

Main jo hoon, jo kaam karta hoon aur jinke sath kaam karta hoon, uske liye main behad, behad khush naseeb hoon. Bhale hi main shikayat karne ke liye koi na koi wajah dhoond hi loon, par mere liye shikayat karna bahut mushkil hota hai.

I'm extremely, extremely lucky to be who I am and do what I do and work with the people I work with. Even though I can always find something to complain about, I find it very hard to complain.

I'm extremely, extremely lucky to be who I am and do what I do and work with the people I work with. Even though I can always find something to complain about, I find it very hard to complain.

Main woh painter nahi hoon jo yeh kahe, "Main chahta hoon ki mere marne ke baad log meri kala ko dekhein; yeh aisi aur waisi hogi." Yeh cheez mujhe santusht nahi karti.

I'm not a painter who's saying, "I want people to see my work when I die; it will be this and that." That's not satisfying to me.

I'm not a painter who's saying, "I want people to see my work when I die; it will be this and that." That's not satisfying to me.

Main kabhi bhi doston ke us group mein sahaj mehsoos nahi kar pata jahan ek-doosre ki beizzati karne ka daur shuru ho jata hai. Mera bachpan ek geek ki tarah beeta hai, isliye mujhe lagta hai ki yeh sab aakhirkaar group ke sabse kamzor vyakti par hamle ki tarah ho jata hai.

I’ve never been comfortable around groups of guys when it gets into the putting-down. My past being a kind of geek - it kind of turns into an attack on the weakest of the group.

I’ve never been comfortable around groups of guys when it gets into the putting-down. My past being a kind of geek - it kind of turns into an attack on the weakest of the group.

Main hamesha thoda hairaan ho jata hoon jab kisi aisi ghatna ke foran baad, jo hamein yeh mehsoos karati hai ki ya toh Bhagwan humse naraz hain ya fir woh apna kaam theek se nahi kar rahe hain, hum sab fir se ikatthe ho kar unhi se madad mangne lagte hain.

I'm just always a bit thrown when, in the immediate aftermath of some event which makes us feel like either God's out to get us or He's not doing His job as well as He can, we all still get together and continue to ask Him for help.

I'm just always a bit thrown when, in the immediate aftermath of some event which makes us feel like either God's out to get us or He's not doing His job as well as He can, we all still get together and continue to ask Him for help.

Main Mt. Clemens, Michigan se hoon. Yeh Detroit ke bilkul paas hai. Ek suburb ilaka. Tab main naatakon mein bahut badh-chadh kar hissa leta tha. Main hamesha drama club ya forensics mein rehta tha. Koi bhi aisa kaam jismein performance ka mauka ho, main woh karta tha.

I'm from Mt. Clemens, Michigan. It's right outside Detroit. The suburbs. I was always very heavily involved in theater back then. I was always in drama club or forensics. Anything that you could do that had some performing, I was doing it.

I'm from Mt. Clemens, Michigan. It's right outside Detroit. The suburbs. I was always very heavily involved in theater back then. I was always in drama club or forensics. Anything that you could do that had some performing, I was doing it.

Aap wahi chahte hain jise aalochak (critics) bhi pasand karein aur darshak bhi, lekin yahi sabse kathin kaam hai.

What you want is the thing that critics love and audiences love, but that's the hardest thing to do.

What you want is the thing that critics love and audiences love, but that's the hardest thing to do.

Aap chahe jo kar lein, box office ki safalta ka matlab sirf itna hota hai ki zyada se zyada logon ne aapka kaam dekha aur usey pasand kiya, aur mere liye sabse zaroori yahi hai ki bohot saare logon ne usey dekha aur saraha.

At the end of the day, successful box office just means that more people saw what you did and liked it, and that to me is the most important thing. That a lot of people saw it and liked it.

At the end of the day, successful box office just means that more people saw what you did and liked it, and that to me is the most important thing. That a lot of people saw it and liked it.

Agar aapka kisi kahani se jazbaati lagav nahi hai, toh aap samajhiye ki aapka kaam khatam. Aap darshakon ko mauka de rahe hain ki unki dilchaspi khatam ho jaye, unka dhyan bhatak jaye aur woh film mein kamiyan nikalne lagen.

If you're not connected emotionally to a story, then you're dead. You're really just opening the door for people to lose interest and their minds to wander, for them to start picking it apart.

If you're not connected emotionally to a story, then you're dead. You're really just opening the door for people to lose interest and their minds to wander, for them to start picking it apart.

Purane zamaane ke libas wali filmein dekhne mein acchi lagti hain, par woh apne pan ka ehsaas nahi karati hain. Aisi filmein dekh kar bas yeh lagta hai, "Wah, yeh kitna shandar hai—kya us zamaane mein log sach mein aise dikhte the?" Jabki komedi film ke sath aap judte hain aur sochte hain, "Haan, yeh toh bilkul meri ya mere doston jaisi kahani hai." Main chahe jo ho jaye, chahta hoon ki log kahani se khud ko jodh sakein.

Period costume films are fun to discover, but they're not relatable. It's more, 'Wow, that's cool - did it really look like that back then?' Whereas with a comedy, you're like, 'Yeah, that's me, that's my friends.' No matter what, I want people to relate.

Period costume films are fun to discover, but they're not relatable. It's more, 'Wow, that's cool - did it really look like that back then?' Whereas with a comedy, you're like, 'Yeah, that's me, that's my friends.' No matter what, I want people to relate.

Script taash ke patton ke ghar jaisi hoti hai aur aap beech se koi patta nahi kheench sakte kyunki poora ghar gir jayega. Lekin ek samay par aapko taash ke is ghar ko thoda girne dena padta hai kyunki aapko ise zyada majboot banana hota hai. Aapne kitni baar suna hoga, "Nahi, yeh baat samajh nahi aayi," ya "Aisa kyun hoga?" Yeh ek galti thi. Aapke paas aise mauke nahi hone chahiye, kyunki jis pal darshak kahani se disconnected feel karta hai, wahi khel khatam ho jata hai. Fir aapko bas ek-ek scene ya ek-ek chutkule ke sahare chalna padta hai, aur yeh sab dekh kar log thak jayenge.

Scripts are a house of cards and you can't just reach in the middle and pull out the middle card because the house of cards will fall down. But at a certain point you almost have to allow that house of cards to get knocked down a few times because you need to make it sturdier. How many times do you hear, "No, that doesn't make sense," or "Why would this happen?" That was a mistake. You shouldn't have those moments, because the moment you're knocked out of the story, then you're dead. And all you can go is moment to moment,or joke to joke. And that's gonna wear people out.

Scripts are a house of cards and you can't just reach in the middle and pull out the middle card because the house of cards will fall down. But at a certain point you almost have to allow that house of cards to get knocked down a few times because you need to make it sturdier. How many times do you hear, "No, that doesn't make sense," or "Why would this happen?" That was a mistake. You shouldn't have those moments, because the moment you're knocked out of the story, then you're dead. And all you can go is moment to moment,or joke to joke. And that's gonna wear people out.

Aakhir mein, main chahta hoon ki film aisi ho jo shandar ho, jise log pyar karein, hasen, jiska un par asar ho aur woh ek behtareen jazbaati safar se guzrein.

At the end of the day, I just want a movie that's great, that people are going to love and laugh at and be affected by, and also have an emotional journey.

At the end of the day, I just want a movie that's great, that people are going to love and laugh at and be affected by, and also have an emotional journey.

Mujhe purane Hollywood ki tasveerein dekhna bahut pasand hai, jahan directors suit-boot aur tie mein nazar aate the. Yahan tak ki camera uthane wale grips bhi tie pehnte the. Lekin sabse badi baat yeh hai ki jab main chhota tha, toh main bade hone ka intezaar nahi kar pata tha, aur mujhe lagta hai ki aajkal ke mard bade hona hi nahi chahte. Isliye woh bachhon ki tarah kapde pehnte hain.

I love the pictures of Old Hollywood, seeing the directors dressed in suits and ties. Even the grips would be wearing ties. But the biggest thing is when I was a kid, I couldn't wait to be an adult, and I think what happens with most guys is that no one wants to be an adult anymore. So they're dressing like kids.

I love the pictures of Old Hollywood, seeing the directors dressed in suits and ties. Even the grips would be wearing ties. But the biggest thing is when I was a kid, I couldn't wait to be an adult, and I think what happens with most guys is that no one wants to be an adult anymore. So they're dressing like kids.

बहुत से रिपब्लिकन मुझे हमेशा पेशेवर डब्ल्यूडब्ल्यूएफ (WWE) पहलवानों की तरह लगते हैं। वे अखाड़े में ऐसे जोश में आते हैं मानो अजेय हों और अपने विरोधी को धूल चटा देंगे। फिर जैसे ही उन्हें एक मुक्का पड़ता है, वे ज़मीन पर गिर जाते हैं, दर्द से छटपटाने लगते हैं और ऐसे नाटक करते हैं मानो दर्द से बिल्कुल लाचार हो गए हों और रेफरी से मदद की गुहार लगाने लगते हैं।

Many Republicans have always reminded me of professional WWF wrestlers. They come into the ring all pumped up and acting like they're invincible and that they're going to destroy their opponent. Then they get hit once and fall down and roll around in agony and suddenly seem immobilized by pain, calling for the ref to intervene.

Many Republicans have always reminded me of professional WWF wrestlers. They come into the ring all pumped up and acting like they're invincible and that they're going to destroy their opponent. Then they get hit once and fall down and roll around in agony and suddenly seem immobilized by pain, calling for the ref to intervene.

अगर कोई जादुई चमत्कार हो जाए और सब लोग पूरी तरह पागलपन पर उतर आएं और कुछ ऐसा कर बैठें जिसकी हमने कभी कल्पना भी न की हो, तो कैमरे सब कुछ कैद कर लेते हैं। ऐसा इसलिए होता है क्योंकि हमारे कैमरापर्सन खुद किसी अभिनेता या लेखक की तरह काम करते हैं।

If some magic thing happens, and everybody goes completely nuts, and does something we never thought of, the cameras catch everything. That comes from having camera people who are almost like actors and writers themselves.

If some magic thing happens, and everybody goes completely nuts, and does something we never thought of, the cameras catch everything. That comes from having camera people who are almost like actors and writers themselves.

सफेद या हल्के रंग की टक्सीडो शर्ट से हटकर कुछ और पहनना हमेशा थोड़ा जोखिम भरा होता है। कुछ क्लासिक चीज़ों के साथ छेड़छाड़ नहीं करनी चाहिए। हल्का गुलाबी या नीला रंग बुरा नहीं है, लेकिन फिर भी, आप एक क्लासिक परिधान से दूरी बना रहे हैं।

Getting away from a white or light colored tuxedo shirt is always a little dangerous. Certain staples shouldn't be mixed with. Light pink or blue is not bad, but again, you're just breaking from a classic.

Getting away from a white or light colored tuxedo shirt is always a little dangerous. Certain staples shouldn't be mixed with. Light pink or blue is not bad, but again, you're just breaking from a classic.

भगवान ऐसे काम करते हैं जो हमारी उस समझ के बिल्कुल खिलाफ होते हैं जो हमें सिखाई गई है कि उन्हें क्या करना चाहिए; और जब-जब वे ऐसा करते हैं, तो हम सब बस यही कहते हैं, 'ओह, खैर, लगता है इसके पीछे भी भगवान की कोई अच्छी वजह होगी।'

God does things that fly completely in the face of what we've all been taught that He is supposed to do and every time He does this, we all just say, 'Oh, well, I guess there must be some good reason why He did that.

God does things that fly completely in the face of what we've all been taught that He is supposed to do and every time He does this, we all just say, 'Oh, well, I guess there must be some good reason why He did that.

"न्यूक्लियर" शब्द सिर्फ मुसीबत की जड़ है। आप इसे "न्यू-क्लियर" बोलते हैं या "नुक-यू-लर"? जिस किसी ने भी यह शब्द गढ़ा था, उसने साफ तौर पर इंसानी मुंह की बनावट का अध्ययन नहीं किया था। हमारे चेहरे में इतने मसल्स यानी मांसपेशियां नहीं होतीं कि अक्षरों के इस समूह को आसानी से बोल सकें। भगवान के लिए, इस शब्द में बीच का एक syllable (उच्चारण खंड) ही गायब है।

"Nuclear" is nothing but trouble. Do you say "new-clear" or do you say "nuke-you-ler"? Whoever invented that word had obviously never studied the human mouth. We don't have enough muscles in our face to make that group of letters come out smoothly. The word is missing a middle syllable, for cryin' out loud.

"Nuclear" is nothing but trouble. Do you say "new-clear" or do you say "nuke-you-ler"? Whoever invented that word had obviously never studied the human mouth. We don't have enough muscles in our face to make that group of letters come out smoothly. The word is missing a middle syllable, for cryin' out loud.

मॉक्युमेंट्री शैली की यही बात मुझे सबसे ज्यादा पसंद है, इसमें यह खास बात जुड़ जाती है कि लोगों को पता होता है कि वे कैमरे के सामने हैं, जिससे उनके बात करने और रहने का तरीका बदल जाता है। इसीलिए हम कभी-कभी ऐसी शूटिंग करते हैं जिसे हम 'जासूसी शॉट' कहते हैं।

That's what I love about the mockumentary style, is the added thing of people knowing they are on-camera, which changes your behavior. That's why we sometimes do what we call spy shots.

That's what I love about the mockumentary style, is the added thing of people knowing they are on-camera, which changes your behavior. That's why we sometimes do what we call spy shots.

मैं यह नहीं चाहता कि लोग मेरे आगे सिर झुकाएं, मेरे नाम पर कुछ करें या मेरे लिए चंदा इकट्ठा करें। मैं तो बस यह कहता हूँ कि मैं कुछ समय के लिए भगवान बनना चाहता हूँ क्योंकि वे सचमुच कुछ भी कर सकते हैं, और किसी भी हद तक जा सकते हैं। मेरा मतलब है, सचमुच कुछ भी!

I'm not looking for people to bow down to me or do things in my name or even pass around a collection plate for me. I say that I'd like to be God for a while because He really can get away with anything. I mean, ANYTHING.

I'm not looking for people to bow down to me or do things in my name or even pass around a collection plate for me. I say that I'd like to be God for a while because He really can get away with anything. I mean, ANYTHING.

मैं 'फ्रीक्स एंड गीक्स' को दोबारा ऐसे नहीं बनाना चाहता जो शानदार न हो।

I don't want to do anything to revisit Freaks and Geeks that isn't awesome.

I don't want to do anything to revisit Freaks and Geeks that isn't awesome.

मैं एक तरह से असफल इंसान हूँ। सच कहूँ तो, मैं सफल इस मायने में हूँ कि मुझे बेहतरीन प्रोजेक्ट्स पर काम करने का मौका मिल रहा है, लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि मैं अपनी निजी ज़िंदगी में पूरी तरह असफल हूँ जो मेरे लिए सबसे ज़्यादा मायने रखती है।

I'm kind of a failure. I mean, I'll be honest. I'm successful in that I'm getting to work on great stuff, but I think I'm a failure in all the personal stuff that is most important to me.

I'm kind of a failure. I mean, I'll be honest. I'm successful in that I'm getting to work on great stuff, but I think I'm a failure in all the personal stuff that is most important to me.

मुझे कभी वेटर या ऐसा कोई छोटा-मोटा काम नहीं करना पड़ा। मैं हमेशा से 'इस इंडस्ट्री' में अपने दम पर गुज़ारा करने में कामयाब रहा हूँ। यह बहुत बड़ी बात है। यह कहते हुए मुझे सचमुच बहुत खुशी होती है, क्योंकि मैं जानता हूँ कि ऐसा करना कितना मुश्किल होता है।

I've never had to get a job as a waiter or anything. I've always been able to support myself in 'the biz.' Which is great. It's really fantastic to be able to say that, because I know it's hard to do.

I've never had to get a job as a waiter or anything. I've always been able to support myself in 'the biz.' Which is great. It's really fantastic to be able to say that, because I know it's hard to do.

मुझे इस बात की खुशी है कि मैंने एक्टिंग छोड़कर कैमरे के पीछे आने का जोखिम उठाया क्योंकि यह ज़्यादा संतोषजनक है - मुझे एक्टिंग पसंद है और मैं आज भी करता हूँ, लेकिन खुद चीज़ें बनाना कहीं ज़्यादा सुकून देता है।

I'm glad I took the leap away from acting into going behind the camera because it's much more satisfying - I love acting and I still do, but it's much more satisfying to be able to make the stuff.

I'm glad I took the leap away from acting into going behind the camera because it's much more satisfying - I love acting and I still do, but it's much more satisfying to be able to make the stuff.

मैं एक तरह का फेमिनिस्ट और संवेदनशील गीक हूँ, समझे? मेरा नज़रिया ऐसा ही है, मैं बहुत सी लड़कियों के बीच बड़ा हुआ हूँ, इसलिए मैं इन चीज़ों को लेकर काफी संवेदनशील हूँ। लेकिन मैं यह कहने की हिम्मत नहीं जुटा सकता कि 'मैं जानता हूँ औरतें क्या सोचती हैं।'

I'm a pretty feminized geek, you know? I have that point of view, I grew up around a lot of girls, so I'm pretty sensitive to that. But I don't dare say 'I know how women think.

I'm a pretty feminized geek, you know? I have that point of view, I grew up around a lot of girls, so I'm pretty sensitive to that. But I don't dare say 'I know how women think.

सालों से यह बात मुझे परेशान करती रही है कि महिलाओं को अच्छे किरदार नहीं मिलते, खासकर कॉमेडी में। मैं इतनी सारी मज़ाकिया महिलाओं को जानता हूँ, लेकिन मुझे हमेशा से ऐसा महसूस हुआ है... 'मिसोजिनिस्ट' (स्त्री-द्वेषी) शब्द इसके लिए शायद कुछ ज़्यादा ही बड़ा हो जाएगा, लेकिन महिलाओं के प्रति एक उपेक्षा का भाव ज़रूर रहा है।

For years, it's driven me crazy that women don't have better roles, especially in comedies. I know so many funny women but I always felt... misogynist streak is too strong a term - but a dismissiveness.

For years, it's driven me crazy that women don't have better roles, especially in comedies. I know so many funny women but I always felt... misogynist streak is too strong a term - but a dismissiveness.

मैंने अपने पूरे करियर में ऐसी चीज़ें बनाई हैं जिन्हें कोई नहीं देखता, इसलिए अब मैं ऐसा कुछ भी करने को तैयार हूँ जिससे कुछ ऐसा बने जिसे लोग पसंद करें और बार-बार देखना चाहें।

I've made a career making stuff that nobody sees, so anything that I can do to help make something that people are going to enjoy and want to see over and over again, then I'm there.

I've made a career making stuff that nobody sees, so anything that I can do to help make something that people are going to enjoy and want to see over and over again, then I'm there.

अब मैं टेस्ट स्क्रीनिंग का सबसे बड़ा समर्थक बन गया हूँ। टेस्ट स्क्रीनिंग का सामना करने के दो तरीके हैं। जहाँ तक ड्राम ़ा फिल्मों की बात है, मैं नहीं जानता कि मुझे उन पर उतना भरोसा करना चाहिए या नहीं, हालाँकि मुझे फिर भी लगता है कि उनकी ज़रूरत होती है, क्योंकि दिन के अंत में आप दर्शकों के लिए ही फिल्म बना रहे होते हैं। लेकिन कॉमेडी के मामले में... आप मेरी किसी भी स्क्रिप्ट या प्रोजेक्ट को उठा कर देख लीजिए, जिस पर आप सोचेंगे कि "यह बेहद फनी है," और जब आप उसे लोगों के सामने लाते हैं, तो कोई प्रतिक्रिया नहीं मिलती। और इसके उलट, कुछ ऐसा जिसे आप सोचते हैं कि "यह बहुत बकवास है," उस पर लोग ज़ोर-ज़ोर से हंसने लगते हैं।

I'm the biggest proponent of test screenings now. There's two ways to face test screenings. For dramas, I don't know if I would rely on them as much, although I still think you need them, because you're making a movie for an audience at the end of the day. But with comedy... You could go through a script or anything I ever worked on, where you go, "This is hilarious," and you put it in front of people and you get nothing. And then the other side of it, is something you're like, "I think this is really stupid," and it gets a giant laugh.

I'm the biggest proponent of test screenings now. There's two ways to face test screenings. For dramas, I don't know if I would rely on them as much, although I still think you need them, because you're making a movie for an audience at the end of the day. But with comedy... You could go through a script or anything I ever worked on, where you go, "This is hilarious," and you put it in front of people and you get nothing. And then the other side of it, is something you're like, "I think this is really stupid," and it gets a giant laugh.

मैं किसी भी चीज़ में अपना दिल और जान लगा देता हूँ और ऐसा कोई प्रोजेक्ट नहीं करना चाहता जो मुझे बनावटी लगे या जिसमें मेरा मन न लगे। किसी शो को आठ-दस साल तक या जितने समय तक चलाने का लक्ष्य हो, उसे खींचने के लिए वह आपकी शख्सियत का हिस्सा बनना ही चाहिए। तभी मैं लगातार कई सीज़न के लिए नई कहानियाँ गढ़ सकता हूँ। काश मुझमें बस किसी आइडिया को पसंद करके लोगों को इकट्ठा करने और उनके जोश के दम पर शो चलाने की क्षमता होती। मेरे लिए, यह थोड़ा ज़्यादा व्यक्तिगत मामला होना ज़रूरी है, भले ही वह पूरी तरह से मेरी अपनी कहानी न हो।

I really put my heart and soul into everything and I don't want a project that doesn't feel real to me or I don't get invested in. In order to drive a show for eight or 10 years or whatever the target for doing a show is, it really has to be a part of you. Because then I can come up with stories for seasons and seasons on end. I wish I had the ability to just like the idea and get people in and drive it that way through their enthusiasm. For me, it has to be a little more of a personal thing, even if it's not a completely personal story.

I really put my heart and soul into everything and I don't want a project that doesn't feel real to me or I don't get invested in. In order to drive a show for eight or 10 years or whatever the target for doing a show is, it really has to be a part of you. Because then I can come up with stories for seasons and seasons on end. I wish I had the ability to just like the idea and get people in and drive it that way through their enthusiasm. For me, it has to be a little more of a personal thing, even if it's not a completely personal story.

सबसे बेहतरीन फिल्में वे होती हैं जिन्हें आप बार-बार देखना चाहते हैं।

The greatest movies are the ones you want to watch again and again.

The greatest movies are the ones you want to watch again and again.

मुझे केट बहुत पसंद हैं। मेरे लिए जस्टिन बीबर की नकल (इम्प्रेशन) सबसे मजेदार होती है क्योंकि वह पूरी तरह से जीवंत होती है। ऐसा लगता है जैसे वह अपने तन और मन दोनों से उस किरदार में उतर जाती हैं। लेकिन केट ऐसी ही हैं। वह जो भी किरदार निभाती हैं, पूरी शिद्दत से करती हैं।

I just love Kate. [Bieber], to me, is one of the funniest impressions because it's so all encompassing. It's like a total body and soul impression. But that's Kate. Every character she does is that way.

I just love Kate. [Bieber], to me, is one of the funniest impressions because it's so all encompassing. It's like a total body and soul impression. But that's Kate. Every character she does is that way.

मैं जो ढेरों काम करना चाहता हूँ उनमें से एक यह भी है कि हम उस खाई से बाहर निकलें ताकि खासकर पुरुष यह कह सकें: "अरे हाँ! ये लोग वाकई बहुत फनी हैं। मैंने इस शख्स को देखा है। यह एक महिला है। और ये सचमुच मज़ाकिया हैं।"

One of the many things I want to do is dig us out of that hole so that guys, in particular, can go: "Oh, yeah. Those people are really funny. I've seen that person. It's a woman. They are funny."

One of the many things I want to do is dig us out of that hole so that guys, in particular, can go: "Oh, yeah. Those people are really funny. I've seen that person. It's a woman. They are funny."

मेरे लिए, संकट में घिरे मज़ाकिया लोगों से बढ़कर फनी कुछ और नहीं हो सकता, क्योंकि यह कलाकारों के लिए अपनी भावनाओं को पूरी तीव्रता से व्यक्त करने का एक बेहतरीन मौका होता है और चीज़ें और भी ज़्यादा हास्यास्पद हो जाती हैं।

To me, there's nothing funnier than funny people in peril, because it's just a great springboard for people to be at a heightened emotionality and things get funnier.

To me, there's nothing funnier than funny people in peril, because it's just a great springboard for people to be at a heightened emotionality and things get funnier.

फिल्म, टेलीविज़न और कैमरे के साथ काम करना कला का इतना अंतरंग रूप है कि अगर कैमरा ठीक आपके सामने हो, और आपका चेहरा पूरी स्क्रीन पर हो, तो आपको बिल्कुल असली दिखना होगा। अगर आप ज़रा सा भी दिखावा या बनावटीपन करेंगे, तो आप बच नहीं पाएंगे, क्योंकि कैमरा बिल्कुल पास है और कहानी बहुत ही वास्तविक तरीके से बयां की जा रही है।

Film, television, and working with a camera is such an intimate art form that if a camera is right on you, and I've got your face filling the screen, you have to be real. If you do anything that is fake, you're not going to get away with it, because the camera is right there, and the story is being told in a very real way.

Film, television, and working with a camera is such an intimate art form that if a camera is right on you, and I've got your face filling the screen, you have to be real. If you do anything that is fake, you're not going to get away with it, because the camera is right there, and the story is being told in a very real way.

हाथ में पकड़ा हुआ कैमरा (हैंडहेल्ड कैमरा) उस नज़ारे की तरह होता है जब हम आमने-सामने एक-दूसरे को देखते हैं, इधर-उधर नज़र दौड़ाते हैं और हमारी आँखें तेजी से घूमती हैं। इससे एक अपनापन और तात्कालिकता महसूस होती है, जिससे आपको ऐसा लगता है कि आप चीज़ों को अपनी आँखों से देख रहे हैं और उनके साथ वहीं खड़े हैं। और इससे कलाकारों को लोगों के व्यवहार के साथ थोड़ी ज़्यादा आज़ादी लेने और मज़ा करने का मौका मिलता है।

Handheld camera is approximating what we're seeing when we're looking at each other, and kind of looking around, and your eyes whipping around. It adds an immediacy, where you feel like you are watching something through your own eyes, standing there with them. And that just allows you to take more liberties and have more fun with people's behavior.

Handheld camera is approximating what we're seeing when we're looking at each other, and kind of looking around, and your eyes whipping around. It adds an immediacy, where you feel like you are watching something through your own eyes, standing there with them. And that just allows you to take more liberties and have more fun with people's behavior.

महिलाओं की फिल्मों की यही समस्या है - उनमें ज्यादातर कैटफाइट यानी आपसी खींचतान दिखाई जाती है। जबकि मेरा अनुभव यह है कि औरतें - देखिए, हम सब की कभी न कभी किसी से लड़ाई होती है, लेकिन वह आमने-सामने वाली आक्रामकता नहीं होती।

That's the thing with women's movies - there's so much about kind of catfighting. And my experience is women aren't - look, we all get in fights with people, but it's not that face-to-face aggression.

That's the thing with women's movies - there's so much about kind of catfighting. And my experience is women aren't - look, we all get in fights with people, but it's not that face-to-face aggression.

मुझे शादियों में जाना पसंद नहीं है। कभी नहीं रहा। मुझे उनमें कुछ पल वाकई बहुत अच्छे लगते हैं, लेकिन मैं हमेशा यही सोचती हूँ कि, "हे भगवान, हमें किसी शादी में जाना पड़ेगा।" शादियों के साथ मेरी मुख्य समस्या यह है कि वे बहुत लंबी होती हैं।

I don't like weddings. I never have. I find moments in them I really like, but I always look at them like, "Oh my God, we have to go to a wedding." My problem with weddings is that they are just too long.

I don't like weddings. I never have. I find moments in them I really like, but I always look at them like, "Oh my God, we have to go to a wedding." My problem with weddings is that they are just too long.

मेरा मतलब है कि 'ऐली मैकबील' ही शायद इकलौता ऐसा शो था जिसे मैं कॉमेडी-ड्रामा के सबसे करीब मान सकती हूँ, लेकिन उसका अपना एक अलग अंदाज़ था जिसकी वजह से वह कभी-कभी काफी नाटकीय हो जाता था। फिर भी, वह एक बेहतरीन शो था।

I mean Ally McBeal was sort of the closest thing I can think of to kind of being a comedy-drama but that had its own kind of style that meant it got kind of big sometimes. But it was a great show.

I mean Ally McBeal was sort of the closest thing I can think of to kind of being a comedy-drama but that had its own kind of style that meant it got kind of big sometimes. But it was a great show.

अच्छी बात यह है कि मुझे सच में लगता है कि अमेरिकी टेलीविज़न अपने दूसरे स्वर्णिम दौर से गुजर रहा है। भले ही आजकल बहुत सारे रियलिटी शो और प्रतियोगिता वाले शो चल रहे हैं जो मुझे खास पसंद नहीं हैं, लेकिन बेसिक केबल की वजह से आजकल जो स्क्रिप्टेड शोज़ बन रहे हैं, वे वाकई बहुत उम्दा हैं। हर किसी ने अपने काम का स्तर उठाया है और यह समझ लिया है कि दर्शकों को क्वालिटी पसंद आती है।

The good thing is that I really think that American television is in kind of a second golden age. Even though there's a lot of reality and all those contest shows, which aren't my kind of shows, the scripted stuff that's going on is so good right now because of basic cable. Everyone has stepped it up and realised that people like quality.

The good thing is that I really think that American television is in kind of a second golden age. Even though there's a lot of reality and all those contest shows, which aren't my kind of shows, the scripted stuff that's going on is so good right now because of basic cable. Everyone has stepped it up and realised that people like quality.

मैं पक्की संशयवादी हूँ। मैं एक तरह से अलौकिक शक्तियों या भूत-प्रेत में विश्वास नहीं करती।

I'm really a skeptic. I'm kind of not a believer in the paranormal.

I'm really a skeptic. I'm kind of not a believer in the paranormal.

मैं इसके लिए आम जनता को दोष नहीं देना चाहती, क्योंकि जनता ने - खासकर पुरुषों ने - सहायक भूमिकाओं में महिलाओं के अच्छे रूप नहीं देखे हैं, क्योंकि उन्हें अक्सर मुख्य भूमिकाएँ नहीं दी जातीं। खासकर कॉमेडी में, उन्हें हमेशा विरोधी या खलनायक के रूप में, जैसे कि "बुरी प्रेमिका" के रूप में सीमित कर दिया जाता है।

I try not to blame the public, because the public - men, especially - have seen not great portrayals of women in supporting roles, because they're not given the lead roles a lot of the time. Especially in comedy, they're relegated to the adversary, which is like "the mean girlfriend."

I try not to blame the public, because the public - men, especially - have seen not great portrayals of women in supporting roles, because they're not given the lead roles a lot of the time. Especially in comedy, they're relegated to the adversary, which is like "the mean girlfriend."