...मुझे लगा कि उसे केवल एक आयाम वाला (सपाट) दिखाना दर्शकों के साथ नाइंसाफी होगी, और वह उतना दिलचस्प भी नहीं लगता। हर विनाशकारी इंसान के भीतर भी एक पहलू होता है, और परदे पर आपके पात्र जितने ज्यादा सजीव (बहुआयामी) होंगे, दर्शकों के दिल में उनके लिए उतनी ही ज्यादा सहानूभूति जग सकती है... मेरे हिसाब से इससे दर्शक कहानी से ज्यादा गहराई से जुड़ते हैं, उनका दिमाग सक्रिय होता है और उनसे ज्यादा बौद्धिक जुड़ाव की मांग होती है।
. . . I felt that making her one-dimensional would be an insult to the audience, and also not as interesting. All destructive people have an inner side to them, and the more three-dimentional your characters are on screen the more compassion you can open up in an audience . . .. To me, that involves the audience more, it stimulates them and asks more of them.
. . . I felt that making her one-dimensional would be an insult to the audience, and also not as interesting. All destructive people have an inner side to them, and the more three-dimentional your characters are on screen the more compassion you can open up in an audience . . .. To me, that involves the audience more, it stimulates them and asks more of them.
मुझे महिलाओं से एक खास लगाव है। पुरुषों को देखने के मुकाबले उनके जीवन के उतार-चढ़ाव और सफर को देखना मुझे ज्यादा दिलचस्प लगता है।
I just really have an affinity for women. Watching them go through journeys is more interesting to me than watching men.
I just really have an affinity for women. Watching them go through journeys is more interesting to me than watching men.
अगर मैं एक लेखक के रूप में अपनी आजीविका कमा सकता हूँ, तो मैं कुछ भी कर सकता हूँ।
If I can make a living as a writer, I can do anything.
If I can make a living as a writer, I can do anything.
मेरा मानना है कि जब आप किसी रिश्ते में होते हैं, तो अगर आपमें झगड़ा नहीं होता, तो वह कोई असली रिश्ता नहीं है। आपके बीच बहस और तनाव होना ही चाहिए, वरना मुझे ऐसे रिश्तों पर यकीन नहीं होता। मेरी माँ हमेशा कहती थीं, "अगर तुम लड़ोगे नहीं, तो तुम्हारी शादी टिक नहीं सकती। तुम्हें एक-दूसरे के लिए लड़ना पड़ता है। अगर तुम्हें लड़ना नहीं आता, तो रिश्ते ज्यादा दिन नहीं टिकते।"
I tend to believe, when you're in a relationship, if you don't fight, it's not a real relationship. You have to have arguments and tensions, otherwise I don't believe it. My mother always said, "If you don't fight, you can't have a marriage. You have to fight for each other. If you don't know how to fight, relationships tend not to last."
I tend to believe, when you're in a relationship, if you don't fight, it's not a real relationship. You have to have arguments and tensions, otherwise I don't believe it. My mother always said, "If you don't fight, you can't have a marriage. You have to fight for each other. If you don't know how to fight, relationships tend not to last."
मैंने हमेशा फिल्मों की शूटिंग सेल्युलाइड (फिल्म) पर ही की है, लेकिन अब समय बदल रहा है।
I've always shot on film, but the times are changing.
I've always shot on film, but the times are changing.
महिलाओं को अपने करियर की कमान खुद अपने हाथ में लेनी होगी। वे सिर्फ इस इंतज़ार में नहीं बैठ सकतीं कि कोई उन्हें फिल्म में कास्ट करे।
Women have to take more control of their careers. They can't just wait to be cast in a film.
Women have to take more control of their careers. They can't just wait to be cast in a film.
मेरा मानना है कि जब आप किसी रिश्ते में होते हैं, तो अगर आपमें झगड़ा नहीं होता, तो वह कोई असली रिश्ता नहीं है। आपके बीच बहस और तनाव होना ही चाहिए, वरना मुझे ऐसे रिश्तों पर यकीन नहीं होता।
I tend to believe, when you're in a relationship, if you don't fight, it's not a real relationship. You have to have arguments and tensions, otherwise I don't believe it.
I tend to believe, when you're in a relationship, if you don't fight, it's not a real relationship. You have to have arguments and tensions, otherwise I don't believe it.
मैं आमतौर पर सबसे पहले किताब को मजे के लिए पढ़ती हूँ, यह देखने के लिए कि क्या मेरा दिमाग एक फिल्म के रूप में उससे जुड़ पा रहा है। और फिर, अगर मैं हाँ कहती हूँ, तो मैं उसे दोबारा पढ़ती हूँ, बस इस बार मेरे हाथ में पेन होता है और किताब के अंदर मैं लिखती जाती हूँ, "ठीक है, यह एक सीन है। मुझे इसकी जरूरत नहीं है। मैं यह तरीका आजमाऊंगी। मैं इसे नहीं रखूंगी।" और फिर, मैं उस किताब को एक बाइबिल की तरह इस्तेमाल करती हूँ और हर अध्याय के शीर्षक के आगे उस अध्याय में क्या है, उसकी एक सूची (मेनू) लिख लेती हूँ, ताकि अगर कभी मुझे उसकी जरूरत पड़े तो मैं देख सकूँ। और फिर, मैं उसकी रूपरेखा (आउटलाइन) तैयार करके लिखना शुरू करती हूँ। किताब को दोबारा पढ़ने के बाद, जब मैं उसमें उतरती हूँ, तो वह खुद-ब-खुद आगे बढ़ने लगती है।
What I do usually is read the book first, for pleasure, to see if my brain starts connecting with it, as a movie. And then, if I say yes, I read it again, only this time I take a pen and, inside the book, I say, "Okay, this is a scene. I don't need this. I'm going to try this. I'm not going to take this." And then, I use that book like a bible and each chapter heading, I write a menu of what's in that chapter, in case I ever need to reference it. And then, I start to outline and write it. I get in there and it starts to evolve, based on having re-read it again.
What I do usually is read the book first, for pleasure, to see if my brain starts connecting with it, as a movie. And then, if I say yes, I read it again, only this time I take a pen and, inside the book, I say, "Okay, this is a scene. I don't need this. I'm going to try this. I'm not going to take this." And then, I use that book like a bible and each chapter heading, I write a menu of what's in that chapter, in case I ever need to reference it. And then, I start to outline and write it. I get in there and it starts to evolve, based on having re-read it again.
जब मैं छोटी थी, मेरी दो बड़ी बहनें थीं, और चूंकि मैं घर में सबसे छोटी थी, इसलिए मेरी माँ मुझे हमेशा अपने साथ रखती थीं। दोपहर के समय जब वह अपनी तीन बहनों के साथ कॉफी पी रही होती थीं, तो मैं हमेशा उनके पास होती थी। वे पुरुषों के बारे में बातें करती थीं। मैंने उन बातों को बहुत गहराई से अपने अंदर उतार लिया था।
When I was young, I had two older sisters, and since I was the youngest in my family, my mom took me around with her all the time. I was forever with her when she was having coffee in the middle of the afternoon with her three sisters. And they would talk about men. I absorbed a lot of that.
When I was young, I had two older sisters, and since I was the youngest in my family, my mom took me around with her all the time. I was forever with her when she was having coffee in the middle of the afternoon with her three sisters. And they would talk about men. I absorbed a lot of that.
हमारा इरादा कोई बहुत बड़ी बात कहने का नहीं था, और न ही सामाजिक मुद्दों पर बात करने का। न्याय की दुनिया में—खास तौर पर मौत की सजा और 'इनोसेंस प्रोजेक्ट' के संदर्भ में—नैतिक रूप से उलझन वाले पात्रों के लिए जमीन इतनी उपजाऊ है, जिससे हम दोनों ही आकर्षित हुए थे। यह इस विचार पर आधारित है कि हर किसी के अपने कारण होते हैं। उनके काम चाहे जो भी हों, आप उनसे सहमत हों या न हों, आप यह समझ सकते हैं कि नस्लवाद या यहाँ तक कि मौत की सजा के मामले में वे वैसा महसूस क्यों कर रहे हैं।
It wasn't the intention to do something important, or to even relate about social issues. The ground is so fertile in the justice world, dealing with the death penalty and the Innocence Project, for characters that have a moral ambiguity, which we were both attracted to. It's the idea that everybody has their reasons. Whatever their actions are, whether you agree with them or not, you can understand why they're feeling that way, in terms of racism or even the death penalty.
It wasn't the intention to do something important, or to even relate about social issues. The ground is so fertile in the justice world, dealing with the death penalty and the Innocence Project, for characters that have a moral ambiguity, which we were both attracted to. It's the idea that everybody has their reasons. Whatever their actions are, whether you agree with them or not, you can understand why they're feeling that way, in terms of racism or even the death penalty.
बौद्धिक स्तर पर आप चाहे जितनी ऊंची नैतिक बातें कर लें, लेकिन अगर ऐसा कभी आपके साथ व्यक्तिगत रूप से हो जाए, तो मैं यह दावे के साथ नहीं कह सकती कि अगर कोई मेरे किसी अपने को मुझसे छीन ले, तो मैं उसे मारना नहीं चाहूँगी। इसलिए, बेहतरीन पात्रों और शानदार कहानियों के लिए यह एक बहुत ही उपजाऊ और समृद्ध जमीन है। यही हमारी प्रेरणा थी।
You can take the high moral ground intellectually, but if it ever happens to you personally, I don't know that I could honestly say that I wouldn't want to kill someone who took someone away from me. So, it's a rich, fertile ground for great characters and great storytelling. That was the impetus.
You can take the high moral ground intellectually, but if it ever happens to you personally, I don't know that I could honestly say that I wouldn't want to kill someone who took someone away from me. So, it's a rich, fertile ground for great characters and great storytelling. That was the impetus.