मुझे लगता है कि हम सभी जीवन में ऐसी चीज़ों की चुनौती पसंद करते हैं... जिन्हें करना आसान न हो।

What we all like in life, I think, is the challenge of making something... that is not easy to do.

What we all like in life, I think, is the challenge of making something... that is not easy to do.

Topic Achievement & Work Hard Work
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 92%

लोग अक्सर मुझसे कहते हैं, 'आपकी शैली की समझ इतनी स्पष्ट है,' और जब मैं यह सुनता हूँ, तो मैं झुंझला जाता हूँ, क्योंकि मैं जो सुनता हूँ - और मैं जानता हूँ कि वे इसे तारीफ के तौर पर कहते हैं - वह यह है कि मेरी दृष्टि इतनी संकीर्ण है कि मैं उससे बाहर नहीं निकल सकता।

People always say to me, 'You have such a clearly defined sense of style,' and when I hear it, I get crazed, because what I hear - and I know they mean it as a compliment - is that I have such a narrow vision that I can't get out of it.

People always say to me, 'You have such a clearly defined sense of style,' and when I hear it, I get crazed, because what I hear - and I know they mean it as a compliment - is that I have such a narrow vision that I can't get out of it.

Topic Self & Identity Identity
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Reflection 92%

अब कोई फिल्म नहीं बची है। फिल्म का दौर खत्म हो चुका है। हम डिजिटल और इलेक्ट्रॉनिक रूप से तस्वीरें लेते हैं। अब हम उस तरह से फिल्म का इस्तेमाल नहीं करते - यह धीरे-धीरे गायब हो रहा है। चीजें बदलती हैं। हमें उनके साथ बदलना होगा। इसे पसंद करने या नापसंद करने का कोई मतलब नहीं है। जैसी स्थिति है, वह वैसी ही है।

There's no more film. Film is gone. We photograph digitally and electronically. We don't really use film the same way anymore - it's disappearing little by little. Things change. We have to change with them. There's no point in liking or not liking it. It is what it is.

There's no more film. Film is gone. We photograph digitally and electronically. We don't really use film the same way anymore - it's disappearing little by little. Things change. We have to change with them. There's no point in liking or not liking it. It is what it is.

Topic Life & Existence Change
Themes #Impermanence
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

जी-ल्यूक गोडार ने कहा था कि सिनेमा एक सेकंड में चौबीस फ्रेम का सच है। मुझे लगता है कि सिनेमा एक सेकंड में चौबीस फ्रेम का झूठ है।

Jean-Luc Godard said that cinema is the truth 24 frames a second. I think cinema is lies 24 frames a second.

Jean-Luc Godard said that cinema is the truth 24 frames a second. I think cinema is lies 24 frames a second.

Tone: Witty Sentiment: Neutral Type: Paradox 95%

जब फ्रेड एस्टेयर नाचते थे, तो इस दुनिया की हर चीज़ बिल्कुल सही लगती थी।

When Fred Astaire danced, everything in this world was perfect.

When Fred Astaire danced, everything in this world was perfect.

Themes #Simplicity
Tone: Nostalgic Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 95%

अनजाने में फ्रेड एस्टेयर की प्रशंसा करके मैंने जो बात सीखी, वह यह थी कि वे नहीं चाहते थे कि वे जो कर रहे हैं वह मुश्किल लगे। मेरी राय में, जो बात मुश्किल थी, वह यह था कि इसे इतना स्वाभाविक और सहज दिखाया जाए। मैंने भी पर्दे पर खुद को अदृश्य बनाए रखने की कोशिश की है।

What I got, unconsciously, from admiring Fred Astaire was that he didn't want what he was doing to look difficult. What was difficult, in my opinion, was making it look so genuine, so effortless. I equally have tried to remain unseen on the screen.

What I got, unconsciously, from admiring Fred Astaire was that he didn't want what he was doing to look difficult. What was difficult, in my opinion, was making it look so genuine, so effortless. I equally have tried to remain unseen on the screen.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 94%

आप जानते हैं, जब मैं फिल्मों में आया था, तब ध्वनि (साउंड) एक बिल्कुल नई चीज़ थी। और म्यूजिकल फिल्में बनने की वजह ही ध्वनि थी। वे फिल्म में संगीत डाल सकते थे! सब कुछ वहीं से शुरू हुआ।

You know, sound was still a fairly new thing when I came into movies. And the reason musicals happened is because of sound. They could put music in the picture! That's how it all began.

You know, sound was still a fairly new thing when I came into movies. And the reason musicals happened is because of sound. They could put music in the picture! That's how it all began.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

हाँ, मैं आज भी थोड़ा बहुत नाच लेता हूँ, लेकिन मुझे गाना ज्यादा पसंद है। वह ज्यादा मजेदार है।

I can still dance a little, yes, but I like singing better. It's more fun.

I can still dance a little, yes, but I like singing better. It's more fun.

Themes #Simplicity
Tone: Playful Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

देखिए, म्यूजिकल फिल्मों से बाहर निकलने में मुझे बहुत समय लगा, यह एक बहुत बड़ा संघर्ष था - क्योंकि चूंकि मुझे सफलता मिल चुकी थी, इसलिए कोई भी मुझे गैर-म्यूजिकल फिल्म निर्देशित करने की अनुमति नहीं देना चाहता था। यह बहुत कठिन था। और इसे आगे बढ़ाने का एकमात्र तरीका यह था कि मैं खुद एक निर्माता बन जाऊँ।

You see, it took me so long, it was such a struggle, to move myself out of musicals - because I had had a success, nobody wanted to allow me to direct a non-musical picture. It was so hard. And the only way I could get it going was to become a producer myself.

You see, it took me so long, it was such a struggle, to move myself out of musicals - because I had had a success, nobody wanted to allow me to direct a non-musical picture. It was so hard. And the only way I could get it going was to become a producer myself.

Topic Adversity & Resilience Perseverance
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Reflection 95%

मैं खुद को एक बुनियादी और व्यावहारिक निर्देशक मानता हूँ।

I think of myself as a meat-and-potatoes kind of director.

I think of myself as a meat-and-potatoes kind of director.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 92%

मेरी ज़िंदगी में ऐसा एक पल भी नहीं रहा जब मुझे 'मिस्टर डोनेन' न कहा गया हो। मुझसे कहा जाता है कि मेरे मुँह से निकले पहले शब्द थे, 'मुझे मिस्टर डोनेन कहो।' लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि यह बात मनगढ़ंत है, क्योंकि मेरी माँ मिस्टर डोनेन—यानीMrs. Donen—बातें बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहने की शौकीन थीं।

There was never any point in my life when I wasn't called Mr. Donen. I'm told my first words were, 'Call me Mr. Donen.' But I suspect that's apocryphal. My mother, Mrs. Donen, tended to exaggerate.

There was never any point in my life when I wasn't called Mr. Donen. I'm told my first words were, 'Call me Mr. Donen.' But I suspect that's apocryphal. My mother, Mrs. Donen, tended to exaggerate.

Tone: Humorous Sentiment: Positive Type: Humorous 95%

पेरिस के बारे में हम जैसा सोचते हैं, वह इस बात का हिस्सा है कि हम उसके बारे में कैसा महसूस करते हैं। पेरिस के बारे में हमारी धारणा हमारी अपनी ही बनाई हुई है और हमें यह तक नहीं पता होता कि ज़रूरी नहीं कि असलियत वैसी ही हो। पर वह महसूस इतनी असली होती है।

What we think about Paris is a part of how we feel about it. Our idea of Paris is our idea and we don't know that that's not necessarily the way it really is. It feels so real.

What we think about Paris is a part of how we feel about it. Our idea of Paris is our idea and we don't know that that's not necessarily the way it really is. It feels so real.

Topic Life & Existence Experience
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 92%

पेरिस में 'फनी फेस' फिल्म बनाना बेहद मुश्किल था, क्योंकि फिल्में बनाना वैसे ही कठिन काम होता है और जब आप किसी ऐसे शहर में फिल्म बना रहे हों जो इतना शानदार, अनूठा और हैरान कर देने वाला हो, तो उसे कैमरे में कैद करने के लिए आपको बहुत से चुनाव करने पड़ते हैं और कई चीज़ों को छोड़ना पड़ता है। ऐसे में आप हमेशा सोचते रहते हैं: "क्या मैं यह सही कर रहा हूँ?"

It was very hard to make 'Funny Face' in Paris because making movies is difficult and making a movie in a city that was glorious, that was unique and surprising, to get it, to put it on film you have to make choices and reject a lot of things so you're always wondering: "am I doing it right?"

It was very hard to make 'Funny Face' in Paris because making movies is difficult and making a movie in a city that was glorious, that was unique and surprising, to get it, to put it on film you have to make choices and reject a lot of things so you're always wondering: "am I doing it right?"

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Reflection 92%

मैंने लगभग नौ साल की उम्र में 'फ्लाइंग डाउन टू रिया' फिल्म में फ्रेड एस्टेयर को देखकर नाचना शुरू किया था। किसी भी चीज़ से ज़्यादा फ्रेड एस्टेयर ने मुझे 'शो बिजनेस' में आने के लिए प्रेरित किया।

I started dancing when I saw Fred Astaire in 'Flying Down to Rio,' at approximately nine years old. Fred Astaire influenced me, more than anything, to be in 'show business.

I started dancing when I saw Fred Astaire in 'Flying Down to Rio,' at approximately nine years old. Fred Astaire influenced me, more than anything, to be in 'show business.

Tone: Nostalgic Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

सबसे मज़ेदार बात यह नहीं है कि किस चीज़ ने मुझे सकारात्मक रूप से प्रभावित किया, बल्कि यह है कि किसने मुझे नकारात्मक रूप से प्रभावित किया। बस्बी बर्कले के काम से मुझे इतनी चिढ़ थी कि अपने शुरुआती दौर में मुझे वह बेहद घटिया लगता था। अब, मुझे वह कमाल का लगता है। लेकिन तब, मैं बस्बी बर्कले के काम के अलावा कुछ भी करना चाहता था।

The funniest thing is not who influenced me positively, but who influenced me negatively. I had such an aversion to what Busby Berkeley did; in my early formative years, I thought it was terrible. Now, I think it's wonderful. But then, I wanted to do anything but what Busby Berkeley did.

The funniest thing is not who influenced me positively, but who influenced me negatively. I had such an aversion to what Busby Berkeley did; in my early formative years, I thought it was terrible. Now, I think it's wonderful. But then, I wanted to do anything but what Busby Berkeley did.

Tone: Humorous Sentiment: Mixed Type: Reflection 95%

मेरा बचपन बहुत ज़्यादा खुशहाल नहीं था। दक्षिण के एक छोटे से शहर में एक यहूदी होने का यह एक लंबा और दर्दनाक किस्सा है।

My childhood wasn't very happy. It's a long, grim story about being a Jew in a small southern town.

My childhood wasn't very happy. It's a long, grim story about being a Jew in a small southern town.

Topic Life & Existence Childhood
Themes #Human Nature
Tone: Solemn Sentiment: Negative Type: Reflection 95%

मेरे बहुत ज़्यादा दोस्त नहीं हैं। मेरे जीवन में बस कुछ ही लोग हैं जिन्हें मैं सच में बहुत चाहता हूँ।

I don't have too many friends. I have only a few people who I really love.

I don't have too many friends. I have only a few people who I really love.

Topic Relationships & Love Friendship
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%