मुझे लगता है कि मैं जितनी भी फिल्में बनाता हूँ, उससे मुझे एक मिनी-मास्टर्स डिग्री मिल जाती है; यह जीवन का एक अद्भुत सफर है जिसमें आपको कुछ सालों के लिए एक दिलचस्प दुनिया में पूरी तरह डूब जाने का मौका मिलता है।
Every film I make I feel like I am getting a mini-masters degree, it's a wonderful life path and you get to immerse yourself in an intriguing world for a couple of years.
Every film I make I feel like I am getting a mini-masters degree, it's a wonderful life path and you get to immerse yourself in an intriguing world for a couple of years.
मुझे लगता है कि जब मैं किसी प्रोजेक्ट के बारे में सोचता हूँ, तो मुझे जो चीज़ सबसे ज़्यादा रोमांचित करती है, वह है भलाई और बुराई का वह जटिल दायरा और मानवीय व्यवहार तथा अस्तित्व के वे उलझे हुए पहलू।
I guess what I get excited about when I'm thinking about projects is that toothy, complex area of goodness and badness and the gray areas of human behavior and existence.
I guess what I get excited about when I'm thinking about projects is that toothy, complex area of goodness and badness and the gray areas of human behavior and existence.
जब आपकी पूरी ज़िंदगी सिर्फ एक ही लक्ष्य पर केंद्रित होती है और आपके पास इसके अलावा और कोई दूसरा शौक या मकसद नहीं होता, तो यह आपको महारत हासिल करने की अद्भुत क्षमता देता है।
When your entire life is focused around one goal and one goal only, and you have no other pursuits, it enables you to achieve enormous mastery.
When your entire life is focused around one goal and one goal only, and you have no other pursuits, it enables you to achieve enormous mastery.
मुझे लगता है कि हम में से जो भी अपने करियर और ज़िंदगी को पीछे मुड़कर देखता है, उसे शायद "वह रास्ता जो चुना नहीं गया" उसका पछतावा और मलाल ज़रूर होगा। कलाकारों को हमेशा ऐसा ही महसूस होगा, खासकर तब जब चुना गया रास्ता उस रास्ते से ज़्यादा व्यावसायिक था जिसे छोड़ा गया था।
I think all of us, looking back on our careers and our lives, there'll probably be a "road not taken" that we'll regret and mourn. Certainly, artists will always feel that way, especially when the path taken was more commercial than the one not taken.
I think all of us, looking back on our careers and our lives, there'll probably be a "road not taken" that we'll regret and mourn. Certainly, artists will always feel that way, especially when the path taken was more commercial than the one not taken.
हर प्रोजेक्ट आपको अपनी खूबियों के कारण अपनी ओर खींचता है, न कि इस बौद्धिक चुनाव के कारण कि, "अच्छा, अब मैं सिनेमैटिक डॉक्यूमेंटरी (vérité) से हटकर ज़्यादा आर्काइवल (पुरालेख आधारित) शैली अपनाऊँगा।"
Each project draws you in on its own merits as opposed to an intellectual choice of, "Well, I'm going to shift from vérité filmmaking to more archival."
Each project draws you in on its own merits as opposed to an intellectual choice of, "Well, I'm going to shift from vérité filmmaking to more archival."
मुझे नहीं लगता कि आप कोई देश का आलीशान घर खरीदने के लिए डॉक्यूमेंट्री फिल्में बनाते हैं। अगर आप इसके भरोसे जुआ खेल रहे हैं, तो आप बहुत मूर्ख हैं।
I don't think you make documentary films to get your country house. If you're trying to gamble on that, you've very foolish.
I don't think you make documentary films to get your country house. If you're trying to gamble on that, you've very foolish.
इसका बहुत कुछ लेना-देना उस भरोसे से है जो एक फिल्मकार और उसके विषय (पात्र) के बीच बनता है। कुछ लोग ऐसे होते हैं जो कैमरे के सामने कभी सहज नहीं हो पाते, और एक तरह से यह एक फिल्मकार के रूप में मेरी असफलता है कि मैं उन्हें सहज नहीं कर पाया। यह समय पर भी निर्भर करता है, और क्या आपके पास उतना समय है या नहीं।
It has a lot to do with just sort of trust in the relationship that builds between the filmmaker and the subject. There are some people who will never be relaxed in front of a camera, and in some ways that's my failing as a filmmaker to not put them at ease. It's also a function of time, and if you have that type of time.
It has a lot to do with just sort of trust in the relationship that builds between the filmmaker and the subject. There are some people who will never be relaxed in front of a camera, and in some ways that's my failing as a filmmaker to not put them at ease. It's also a function of time, and if you have that type of time.
आप जानते ही हैं, और यह सच्चाई है कि नीना सिमोन को क्लबों में जाकर गाना और पियानो बजाना पड़ा क्योंकि उनके माता-पिता उनकी संगीत की शिक्षा के लिए उत्तर की ओर चले गए थे। इसलिए उन्हें गाना ही पड़ा। उन्हें अपनी आजीविका चलानी पड़ी क्योंकि वह अपने परिवार का भरण-पोषण कर रही थीं। इसलिए गरीबी और नस्ल ने उन्हें एक ऐसी स्थिति में ला खड़ा किया, जिससे बेशक उन्हें अपार सफलता मिली, लेकिन उनके मन की स्थिति वैसी बिल्कुल नहीं थी।
You know, and the fact that Nina Simone had to start playing in clubs and sing because her parents had moved north to support her music education. You know, so she had to sing. She had to make a living 'cause she was supporting her family. So poverty and race put her in this place which, you know, created enormous success, but it's not what her psyche was all about.
You know, and the fact that Nina Simone had to start playing in clubs and sing because her parents had moved north to support her music education. You know, so she had to sing. She had to make a living 'cause she was supporting her family. So poverty and race put her in this place which, you know, created enormous success, but it's not what her psyche was all about.
इसमें लोगों की मेहनत और समय का इतना निवेश होता है कि इससे कभी मुनाफा नहीं कमाया जा सकता। लेकिन कुछ अन्य डॉक्यूमेंट्री होती हैं जिन्हें आप टेलीविज़न के किसी असाइनमेंट के तौर पर बनाते हैं और जो तीन से छह महीने में बनकर तैयार हो जाती हैं। ऐसे मामलों में आपका मुनाफा काफी बेहतर हो सकता है क्योंकि आप उस पर साढ़े तीन साल खर्च नहीं कर रहे होते। इसलिए मुझे लगता है कि यदि आप डॉक्यूमेंट्री फिल्में बना रहे हैं, तो इसे इसी नजरिए से देखना चाहिए।
There is so much investment in it of people's labor time that it will never make money. But there are other documentaries that you might make that are sort of on assignment for television that turn around in three to six months. Then the margin can be much be better for you because you're not spending three-and-a-half years on it. So I think if you're doing documentary films, that's sort of the way to look at it.
There is so much investment in it of people's labor time that it will never make money. But there are other documentaries that you might make that are sort of on assignment for television that turn around in three to six months. Then the margin can be much be better for you because you're not spending three-and-a-half years on it. So I think if you're doing documentary films, that's sort of the way to look at it.
उदाहरण के लिए, सोवियत संघ में शतरंज के दिग्गजों पर बहुत ज़्यादा दबाव होता था। जब बोरिस स्पास्की वह मैच हारने के बाद अपने घर लौटे, तो उन्होंने पाया कि मॉस्को में अब उनका कोई अपार्टमेंट नहीं बचा था।
In the Soviet Union, for instance, the pressure on the chess stars was immense. When Boris Spassky came home after losing that match, he found he no longer had an apartment in Moscow.
In the Soviet Union, for instance, the pressure on the chess stars was immense. When Boris Spassky came home after losing that match, he found he no longer had an apartment in Moscow.
यदि आप टाइगर वुड्स या रयान गिग्स जैसे प्रतिभाशाली खिलाड़ियों को देखें, तो आप समझ सकते हैं कि उन्हें एक साधारण इंसान से कहीं बढ़कर, किसी प्रतीक के रूप में कैसे गढ़ा जाता है।
If you look at the gifted sportsman, like Tiger Woods, or Ryan Giggs, you can see how they have been built up to be so much more than one person could ever be.
If you look at the gifted sportsman, like Tiger Woods, or Ryan Giggs, you can see how they have been built up to be so much more than one person could ever be.
मुझे लगता है कि बॉबी फिशर के मामले में, प्रतिभा और सेलिब्रिटी स्टेटस का मेल एक खतरनाक कॉकटेल साबित हुआ था।
I think the combination of genius and celebrity, in the case of Bobby Fischer, was a dangerous cocktail.
I think the combination of genius and celebrity, in the case of Bobby Fischer, was a dangerous cocktail.
प्राचीन रोम के लोगों का यह मानना था कि प्रतिभा किसी इंसान के भीतर से नहीं उपज़ती, बल्कि यह किसी रचनात्मक शक्ति और इंसान के बीच का एक मेल होती है। इसलिए ऐसा हो सकता है कि कभी किसी के पास वह शक्ति या दैवीय प्रेरणा हो और कभी न हो। हो सकता है वह रचनात्मक ऊर्जा किसी और भाग्यशाली को मिल गई हो।
The Ancient Romans did not regard acts of genius to emanate from within an individual - but rather saw it as a collaboration between a spirit of creativity and a human being. So it could be that sometimes an individual had that power, that divine inspiration, or other times not. The spirit might have moved on to some other lucky soul.
The Ancient Romans did not regard acts of genius to emanate from within an individual - but rather saw it as a collaboration between a spirit of creativity and a human being. So it could be that sometimes an individual had that power, that divine inspiration, or other times not. The spirit might have moved on to some other lucky soul.
दुनिया भर के मैनेजर तब बौखला जाते हैं जब उनके कलाकार उनकी तय की गई लीक पर नहीं चलते और अपनी मर्ज़ी से चीज़ें बनाते हैं, लेकिन मामला तब और भी अलग हो जाता है जब आपका मैनेजर आपका पति ही हो। यह आपकी आत्मा के ख़िलाफ़ है। वह व्यावसायिक दबाव आपकी पूरी निजी ज़िंदगी पर हावी हो जाता है।
Managers all over the world will go crazy when their artists are not touting the party line and making things pretty in the way that they're supposed to, but it's different when your manager is your husband. It's contrary to your soul. That commercial interest presses in upon your whole personal life.
Managers all over the world will go crazy when their artists are not touting the party line and making things pretty in the way that they're supposed to, but it's different when your manager is your husband. It's contrary to your soul. That commercial interest presses in upon your whole personal life.
बॉबी फ़िशर अमेरिकी शतरंज समुदाय के लिए बेहद महत्वपूर्ण थे क्योंकि उन्होंने शतरंज को एक नई पहचान दिलाई—उन्हीं की वजह से दूसरे शतरंज खिलाड़ियों के लिए भी आजीविका कमाना संभव हो पाया।
Bobby Fischer was hugely important for the American chess community because it put chess on the map - he made it possible for other chess players to make a living.
Bobby Fischer was hugely important for the American chess community because it put chess on the map - he made it possible for other chess players to make a living.