मेरी माँ एक कोरियोग्राफर थीं, इसलिए संगीत हमेशा से मेरे आस-पास रहा है।
My mother was a choreographer, so music has always been around.
My mother was a choreographer, so music has always been around.
आम तौर पर, किसी हॉरर फिल्म पर काम करना किसी भी अन्य फिल्म पर काम करने से अलग नहीं होता। कैमरा घुमाइए और बीस-तीस लोग आसपास खड़े मिलेंगे, जो शॉट्स के बीच में डोनट्स खा रहे हैं, सिगरेट पी रहे हैं, और किसी भी दूसरे सेट की तरह काम कर रहे हैं।
In general, working on a horror movie is no different than working on any movie. Turn the camera around and there's 20, 30 people standing around, eating doughnuts, smoking cigarettes between takes, working, like any other set.
In general, working on a horror movie is no different than working on any movie. Turn the camera around and there's 20, 30 people standing around, eating doughnuts, smoking cigarettes between takes, working, like any other set.
मैंने बहुत कम उम्र में ही हॉरर फिल्में देख ली थीं और मेरी पसंदीदा हॉरर फिल्मों में से एक 'द शाइनिंग' थी। उसमें जैक निकोलसन का किरदार, उनका वह अजीब, जुनूनी और नियंत्रित अंदाज़ मेरे दिमाग में बस गया था। ज़ाहिर है, 'विलेज ऑफ़ द डॅम्ड' की मारा कोई शराबी नहीं थी और न ही उसे कोई भावनात्मक या पागलपन वाले दौरे पड़ते थे। वह बहुत कम बोलने वाली और शांत थी। लेकिन मैं उसी तरह की बुराई को अपने अंदर उतार रही थी।
I watched horror movies way too young and one of my favorite horror movies was The Shining. Jack Nicholson's character in that just bore a hole in my brain, his weird, maniacal controlled stuff. Obviously Mara in Village of the Damned wasn't an alcoholic and didn't have emotional, crazy outbursts. She was very non-emotional. But it was that sort of evil that I was tapping into.
I watched horror movies way too young and one of my favorite horror movies was The Shining. Jack Nicholson's character in that just bore a hole in my brain, his weird, maniacal controlled stuff. Obviously Mara in Village of the Damned wasn't an alcoholic and didn't have emotional, crazy outbursts. She was very non-emotional. But it was that sort of evil that I was tapping into.
हॉलीवुड अजीब है, यार। बाल-कलाकारों की दुनिया तो सबसे अजीब है। पर जैसे-जैसे भी हो, मैं टिक गई।
Hollywood is weird, man. The child-actor world is the weirdest. But somehow I survived.
Hollywood is weird, man. The child-actor world is the weirdest. But somehow I survived.
जब मैं सिंगल थी और टेंडर पर थी, तो यह बात छेड़ना बड़ा मजेदार होता था - "अरे, तुमने कभी यह फिल्म देखी है क्या?" मैं खुद कभी इसका ज़िक्र नहीं करती थी, लेकिन अगर वे खुद ही बात छेड़ देते, तो बढ़िया है, मेरे लिए यह ठीक था। पर दूसरी तरफ, अगर वे बहुत बड़े फैन होते, तो यह थोड़ा अजीब हो जाता अगर वे मुझे सिर्फ उसी रूप में देखते। वे मुझे असल इंसान की बजाय बस उस किरदार के रूप में ही याद रखते थे।
When I was single and on Tinder, that was a good little "Hey, did you ever see this movie?" thing. I would never bring it up myself, but if they mentioned it, then cool, that could work for me. But then on the other hand, if they're like a superfan, that could be weird if that's all they're seeing. They think of you as that character more than who you actually are.
When I was single and on Tinder, that was a good little "Hey, did you ever see this movie?" thing. I would never bring it up myself, but if they mentioned it, then cool, that could work for me. But then on the other hand, if they're like a superfan, that could be weird if that's all they're seeing. They think of you as that character more than who you actually are.
बचत के दिनों में मुझे प्रशंसकों के कुछ बड़े अजीब खत मिलते थे, कभी जेल से तो कभी कहीं और से। कुछ खास डरावने नहीं थे। कुछ अति-उत्साही फैंस उपहार वगैरह भेजने में शायद कुछ ज्यादा ही आगे बढ़ जाते थे, और एक बच्चे से किसी अलग ही उम्मीद लगा बैठते थे। वह थोड़ा अजीब था। पर साथ ही, ऐसा लगता था, "चलो, मुफ्त में वीडियो गेम मिल रहे हैं। अगर तुमने भेज ही दिया है, तो मैं वापस थोड़ी करूँगी!" गनीमत थी कि हमें कभी असुरक्षित महसूस नहीं हुआ।
I had some pretty weird fan mail growing up, sometimes from prison and wherever else. Nothing too intense. Some superfans that maybe went a little overboard with gifts and whatnot, expecting something other than what it could be with a kid. That's a little weird. But at the same time, it's like, "Hey, I'm getting free video games. I'm not going to return it if you sent it!" Thankfully we never felt unsafe.
I had some pretty weird fan mail growing up, sometimes from prison and wherever else. Nothing too intense. Some superfans that maybe went a little overboard with gifts and whatnot, expecting something other than what it could be with a kid. That's a little weird. But at the same time, it's like, "Hey, I'm getting free video games. I'm not going to return it if you sent it!" Thankfully we never felt unsafe.
मैं सचमुच बहुत भाग्यशाली थी कि मुझे हॉरर एंथोलॉजी (कथा-संग्रह) निर्देशित करने का अवसर मिला। यह बिना मेरी पूरी तैयारी के ही मेरी झोली में आ गया, जो कि अच्छी बात थी, लेकिन पीछे मुड़कर देखने पर मुझे लगता है कि मैं और भी बहुत कुछ कर सकती थी। इसलिए अगर मैं दोबारा निर्देशन करूँगी, तो पूरी तैयारी के साथ करूँगी।
I was really lucky to have an opportunity to direct a horror anthology. It kind of fell into my lap before I was really prepared, which was nice, but I feel like I could've done a lot more in retrospect. So if I do direct again, I'm going to do my homework.
I was really lucky to have an opportunity to direct a horror anthology. It kind of fell into my lap before I was really prepared, which was nice, but I feel like I could've done a lot more in retrospect. So if I do direct again, I'm going to do my homework.
अब मैं कुछ क्लासेज ले रही हूँ, फिल्म की पढ़ाई के लिए स्कूल जा रही हूँ, और मुझे लगता है कि मैं किसी न किसी रूप में इस इंडस्ट्री में वापस लौट आऊँगी। अभी पक्का नहीं है कि किस रूप में। मैंने कुछ सालों के लिए इससे दूरी बना ली थी। मुझे लगा था कि मेरा इससे नाता खत्म हो गया है। लेकिन मैं इसी माहौल में पली-बढ़ी हूँ। यह मेरी ज़िंदगी का एक बहुत बड़ा हिस्सा है।
Now I'm taking some classes, I'm going to school for film, and I think I'm going to end up back in the industry in one capacity or another. I'm not sure where just yet. I kind of stepped away from it for a few years. I thought I was done with it. But I grew up in it. It's such a big part of my life.
Now I'm taking some classes, I'm going to school for film, and I think I'm going to end up back in the industry in one capacity or another. I'm not sure where just yet. I kind of stepped away from it for a few years. I thought I was done with it. But I grew up in it. It's such a big part of my life.