Creativity Quotes

अब हालात से भटक जाना बहुत आसान हो सकता है। बात सिर्फ किसी मक़सद के लिए कुछ हासिल करने या महज़ तस्वीरें खींचने की नहीं है। बल्कि सोच-समझकर फैसले लेने और चुनाव करने की है, जिसमें यह लगातार खुद से सवाल करना भी शामिल है—मैं तस्वीरें क्यों खींच रहा हूँ? क्योंकि सचमुच, इस दुनिया में... पर्याप्त तस्वीरें हैं। मेरा मतलब है, बाहर पहले से ही बहुत सी तस्वीरें मौजूद हैं।

It would be so easy to lose the plot now. It's not about achieving something for its own sake, and taking pictures for their own sake. But to make conscious decisions and choices, and it includes this constant questioning - Why am I taking pictures? Because really, the world is... it has pictures enough. I mean, there are enough pictures out there.

It would be so easy to lose the plot now. It's not about achieving something for its own sake, and taking pictures for their own sake. But to make conscious decisions and choices, and it includes this constant questioning - Why am I taking pictures? Because really, the world is... it has pictures enough. I mean, there are enough pictures out there.

आँखों की यह गतिशीलता हमारे पास मौजूद एक अनमोल खता है, जो हमारे संवेदी अनुभवों के साथ चलती है। डांस फ़्लोर पर आप पूरी तरह से हक़ीक़त में होते हैं, साथ ही बदलते रंगों और पसीने से चमकती त्वचा के सपनों जैसे दृश्यों को भी महसूस कर रहे होते हैं। कभी यह स्ट्रॉब लाइट में किसी की परछाई का आकार होता है, तो कभी किसी की कांख का क्लोज़-अप जिसे आप देख रहे होते हैं। मैं हर वक्त तस्वीरें नहीं खींचता, लेकिन मैं असल में यह सब हर वक्त देखता हूँ, और सिर्फ डांस फ़्लोर पर ही नहीं।

The mobility of the eye is such a fundamental treasure that we have, and that coexists with sensation. On the dance floor, you are totally in reality, while also experiencing this dream imagery of changing colors and wet surfaces of skin. Sometimes it's the shadow outline in the strobe light, and in another moment it's the closeup of an armpit that you're looking into. I'm not photographing all the time, but it's something that I actually see all the time, and not just on the dance floor.

The mobility of the eye is such a fundamental treasure that we have, and that coexists with sensation. On the dance floor, you are totally in reality, while also experiencing this dream imagery of changing colors and wet surfaces of skin. Sometimes it's the shadow outline in the strobe light, and in another moment it's the closeup of an armpit that you're looking into. I'm not photographing all the time, but it's something that I actually see all the time, and not just on the dance floor.

मेरी दिलचस्पी किसी एक व्यक्ति के नजरिए में नहीं है, बल्कि छवियों और अर्थों के ऐसे ताने-बाने बुनने में है जो किसी विषय की जटिलता को पूरी तरह दर्शा सकें।

I am interested not in individual readings, but in constructing networks of images and meanings capable of reflecting the complexity of the subject.

I am interested not in individual readings, but in constructing networks of images and meanings capable of reflecting the complexity of the subject.

दुनिया को आकारों, पैटर्नों और रंगों के रूप में देखना जिनमें कुछ अर्थ होता है, एक नकारा न जा सकने वाला सच है क्योंकि सतह पर जो दिखता है वही असल अनुभव होता है। गहराई को सतह से कभी अलग नहीं किया जा सकता, और सतह के प्रति इस गहरी दिलचस्पी को उस बेहतरीन कला से अलग नहीं किया जा सकता जिसकी हम सराहना करते हैं।

There is this looking at the world as shapes and patterns and colors that have meaning, and you can't deny the superficial because the superficial is what meets the eye. The content can never be disconnected from the surface, and this active interest in surface can never be disregarded from the good art that we admire.

There is this looking at the world as shapes and patterns and colors that have meaning, and you can't deny the superficial because the superficial is what meets the eye. The content can never be disconnected from the surface, and this active interest in surface can never be disregarded from the good art that we admire.

मैं अपने काम को चित्र-निर्माण के रूप में देखता हूँ। जो कुछ भी उपलब्ध होता है, मैं उसका उपयोग करता हूँ।

I see my practice as picture making. Whatever is available, I use.

I see my practice as picture making. Whatever is available, I use.

मेरे लिए यह हमेशा से बहुत खूबसूरत बात रही है कि आज 21वीं सदी में आप कुछ ऐसा कर सकते हैं जो कोई नक़ल नहीं है, बल्कि जिसका जुड़ाव 4,000 साल पुरानी कला से है।

For me, it's always very beautiful that you can do something today in the 21st century which is not an imitation but which has a connection to art which is 4,000 years old.

For me, it's always very beautiful that you can do something today in the 21st century which is not an imitation but which has a connection to art which is 4,000 years old.

मुझे लगता है कि कला के किसी नमूने की मूल आत्मा को पकड़ना सबसे जरूरी शर्त है। आप उसे देखते हैं, पूरी तरह अपने भीतर उतार लेते हैं, और बिना यह सोचे कि वह कैसे बनाई गई थी, आपको उसे बस देखकर ही समझ जाना होता है। यह हुनर मुझमें बचपन से ही था।

I think that the most important requirement is to capture the essence of a piece of art. You look at it, essentially absorb it, and you have to be able to understand it visually without having to think about how it was done. I was already able to do that as a child.

I think that the most important requirement is to capture the essence of a piece of art. You look at it, essentially absorb it, and you have to be able to understand it visually without having to think about how it was done. I was already able to do that as a child.

असली कमाल एक ऐसी तस्वीर बनाने में है जो असल में मौजूद ही न हो, फिर भी किसी कलाकार की कला-शैली में बिल्कुल सटीक बैठती हो।

The trick is to paint a picture that doesn't exist, and yet that fits perfectly into an artist's body of work.

The trick is to paint a picture that doesn't exist, and yet that fits perfectly into an artist's body of work.

मैं हमारे महान लेखकों की रोमांटिक कविता के नशे में डूबा हुआ था। मैंने अपनी पढ़ी हुई कविताओं के ज़रिए दुनिया को देखना शुरू किया और अपने निजी नजरिए से उसे ढाल लिया।

I was intoxicated by the romantic poetry of our great writers. I arranged the world according to my private use, looking at it through the poems I had devoured.

I was intoxicated by the romantic poetry of our great writers. I arranged the world according to my private use, looking at it through the poems I had devoured.

जब मैं कोई बेहतरीन संगीत सुनता हूँ, तो मैं विचारों, कोरियोग्राफ़ी और उससे जुड़ी हर चीज़ के बारे में सोचे बिना नहीं रह पाता।

If I hear an amazing piece of music, I can't help but think of ideas, choreography, and everything that comes along with it.

If I hear an amazing piece of music, I can't help but think of ideas, choreography, and everything that comes along with it.

मुझे कई चीज़ें प्रेरित करती हैं, लेकिन अगर कहूं तो मुख्य रूप से संगीत ही मुझे आगे बढ़ने की प्रेरणा देता है।

A lot of things inspire me, but I would have to say the main thing that drives me is music.

A lot of things inspire me, but I would have to say the main thing that drives me is music.

Designers ke liye, ya kisi bhi aise vyakti ke liye jiske paas koi vichar ho, shuruat me ek prototype taiyar karna sabse pehla lakshya hota hai. Hum us par tab tak bharosa nahi karte jab tak hum use dekh aur mehsoos na kar lein.

Developing a prototype early is the number one goal for our designers, or anyone else who has an idea, for that matter. We don't trust it until we can see it and feel it.

Developing a prototype early is the number one goal for our designers, or anyone else who has an idea, for that matter. We don't trust it until we can see it and feel it.

किसी किरदार के नजरिए से लिखना वाकई बहुत मजेदार होता है - कभी-कभी आप किसी और के दृष्टिकोण से ज़्यादा ईमानदारी से अपनी बात कह पाते हैं।

Writing from a character is really fun - sometimes you can be more honest through somebody else's perspective.

Writing from a character is really fun - sometimes you can be more honest through somebody else's perspective.

मैंने कभी यूँ ही यहाँ-वहाँ लकीरें नहीं खींची (डूडलिंग नहीं की)। मेरे अंदर कभी ड्राइंग करने की कोई अंदरूनी इच्छा महसूस ही नहीं हुई... असल में जब मैं बच्चा था, तो मुझे आर्ट की क्लास से सचमुच नफरत थी। मेरे पिता संडे पेंटर की तरह थे, जिन्हें ड्राइंग करना और वॉटरकलर से पेंट करना पसंद था। इसलिए, मैं अपना असाइनमेंट उनके पास ले जाता था और वे मेरे लिए उसे पूरा कर देते थे, क्योंकि उनके लिए यह बहुत आसान था।

I was never a doodler. I had never felt a drive to draw... Actually when I was a kid, I really hated art classes. My father was a kind of a Sunday painter and he liked to draw and do water colors. So, I would bring him my assignment and he would do them for me, because it was easy for him to do.

I was never a doodler. I had never felt a drive to draw... Actually when I was a kid, I really hated art classes. My father was a kind of a Sunday painter and he liked to draw and do water colors. So, I would bring him my assignment and he would do them for me, because it was easy for him to do.

मुझे लगता है कि सबसे रोमांचक बात एक ऐसा जरिया ढूँढना है, जैसे कि कला, जिसमें विचारों को साझा करने का मौका मिले। असली जड़ें दुनिया के हर कोने से आती हैं। इसे कांग्रेस (सम्मेलन) क्यों कहें? क्योंकि यह एक कांग्रेस ही है।

I think that the most exciting thing is to find a tool, like an art, with an opportunity to share. Real roots come from everywhere in the world. Why call is congress? Because it is a congress.

I think that the most exciting thing is to find a tool, like an art, with an opportunity to share. Real roots come from everywhere in the world. Why call is congress? Because it is a congress.

पूरी तरह से कल्पना-विहीन लोगों को छोड़कर, बाकी हर किसी का दिल टूटा हुआ है

Everyone is broken-hearted except for the drastically unimaginative

Everyone is broken-hearted except for the drastically unimaginative

मैंने यकीनन ऐसी महिलाओं के किरदार निभाए हैं जिनके अंदर एक पथप्रदर्शक की भावना और रोमांच की चाह होती है।

I certainly have played women who have a pioneer spirit and longing for adventure.

I certainly have played women who have a pioneer spirit and longing for adventure.

अपने विचार को दुनिया तक पहुँचाने के लिए आपको नई तकनीक का इस्तेमाल करना होगा। अब सत्तर या अस्सी का दशक नहीं रहा; आज आपके पास ऐसी तस्वीरें और विचार होते हैं जिन्हें आप वैश्विक स्तर पर पेश कर सकते हैं।

To project your idea, you have to use new technology. It's not like the '70s or the '80s; you have an image that you project globally.

To project your idea, you have to use new technology. It's not like the '70s or the '80s; you have an image that you project globally.

समय बर्बाद करने वाली गतिविधियाँ मलाईदार मिष्ठान की तरह होती हैं। कई बार अनजाने रास्तों से ही बेहतरीन खोजें सामने आती हैं।

Time-wasting activities are the dessert. Oftentimes discoveries are made through the back door.

Time-wasting activities are the dessert. Oftentimes discoveries are made through the back door.

जब आप किसी किरदार को देखते हैं और सोचते हैं, "वाह, यह मेरे लिए बिल्कुल अनछुआ क्षेत्र है और यहाँ बहुत कुछ चल रहा है, उसके कई अलग-अलग पहलू हैं," और आपको समझ नहीं आता कि उसके इरादे क्या हैं, तो आपके पास किसी दिलचस्प चीज़ पर काम करने का अच्छा मौका होता है।

When you look at a character and you're like, "Wow, that's really unexplored terrain for me and there's a lot happening here and different angles to him," and you're not sure what his motives are, you've got a good shot at working towards something interesting.

When you look at a character and you're like, "Wow, that's really unexplored terrain for me and there's a lot happening here and different angles to him," and you're not sure what his motives are, you've got a good shot at working towards something interesting.