बुरी ख़बरों में उलझ जाना बहुत आसान होता है।

It's easy to get bogged down in bad news.

It's easy to get bogged down in bad news.

मुझे नहीं लगता कि बुजुर्गों पर ज़्यादा फिल्में बनी हैं। मुझे बस 'कोकून' और 'ड्राइविंग मिस डेज़ी' याद आती हैं। लेकिन ऐसी फिल्में अमूमन काफी सफल रहती हैं, इसलिए यह बात थोड़ी हैरान करने वाली है कि हर किसी के साथ ऐसा बर्ताव क्यों किया जाता है मानो वे पाँच साल के बच्चे हों।

I don't think films about elderly people have been made very much. I think of Cocoon and Driving Miss Daisy. But they always seem to be fairly successful, so it's a bit baffling as to why everybody has to be treated as if they were five-years-old.

I don't think films about elderly people have been made very much. I think of Cocoon and Driving Miss Daisy. But they always seem to be fairly successful, so it's a bit baffling as to why everybody has to be treated as if they were five-years-old.

कीमोथेरेपी का अनुभव बहुत अजीब था, एक ऐसी चीज़ जो आपको कैंसर से भी ज़्यादा बदतर महसूस कराती है, बेहद तकलीफदेह। मैं इलाज के लिए अकेली जाया करती थी, जबकि बाकी लगभग सभी के साथ कोई न कोई होता था। मुझे वह पसंद नहीं आता। भला आप क्यों चाहेंगे कि कोई आपके साथ उन जगहों पर बैठकर इंतज़ार करे?

The chemotherapy was very peculiar, something that makes you feel much worse than the cancer itself, a very nasty thing. I used to go to treatment on my own, and nearly everybody else was with somebody. I wouldn't have liked that. Why would you want to make anybody sit in those places?

The chemotherapy was very peculiar, something that makes you feel much worse than the cancer itself, a very nasty thing. I used to go to treatment on my own, and nearly everybody else was with somebody. I wouldn't have liked that. Why would you want to make anybody sit in those places?

जब आप दादी-नानी की उम्र में पहुँच जाती हैं, तो कोई रोल मिल जाना ही बहुत बड़ी किस्मत की बात है।

When you get into the granny era, you're lucky to get anything.

When you get into the granny era, you're lucky to get anything.

कोशिश करना कि ज़्यादा न रोओ क्योंकि यह बहुत दिल तोड़ने वाला और मुश्किल हो सकता है।

Try not to cry too much because it can be pretty heart-breaking and pretty hard.

Try not to cry too much because it can be pretty heart-breaking and pretty hard.

प्यारी बच्चियों, मेरा काम कम उम्र के बच्चों में बड़ों जैसी समझ पैदा करना है, और मेरी सभी शिष्याएँ अपने आप में सर्वश्रेष्ठ हैं। मुझे सीखने की उम्र की कोई लड़की दे दो और वह ज़िंदगी भर के लिए मेरी हो जाती है।

Little girls, I am in the business of putting old heads on young shoulders, and all my pupils are the crème de la crème. Give me a girl at an impressionable age and she is mine for life.

Little girls, I am in the business of putting old heads on young shoulders, and all my pupils are the crème de la crème. Give me a girl at an impressionable age and she is mine for life.

मेरे एक बहुत अच्छे अंग्रेज़ी शिक्षक थे जिन्होंने मुझसे कहा था कि मुझे अभिनय करना चाहिए। उन्होंने - पता नहीं, उन्होंने मुझमें कुछ तो देखा था, भगवान का शुक्र है कि ऐसा हुआ, क्योंकि अगर किसी इतने गंभीर इंसान ने मेरा हौसला न बढ़ाया होता, तो पता नहीं मेरा क्या होता।

I had a very good English teacher who said to me that she thought I ought to do it. She - I don't know, she saw something thank goodness because I think if it hadn't been encouraged by somebody that serious, I'm not sure what would've happened to me.

I had a very good English teacher who said to me that she thought I ought to do it. She - I don't know, she saw something thank goodness because I think if it hadn't been encouraged by somebody that serious, I'm not sure what would've happened to me.

सुनो, अब तक तो मैं 110 साल की हो चुकी हूँ। कभी न कभी तो इस दुनिया से जाना ही है।

Listen, I must be 110 by now. Granny is going to kick the bucket at some point.

Listen, I must be 110 by now. Granny is going to kick the bucket at some point.

जो कि अजीब है - मैंने हमेशा खुद को एक ऐसे लेखक के रूप में देखा है जो मुश्किलों के बीच लिखता है। और मैंने ऐसा किया भी, लेकिन ज़्यादातर मौकों पर मैं उन अंधेरे से निकलकर रोशनी की तरफ़ ही आई।

Which is strange - I've always thought of myself as someone who writes out of difficulty. And I did do that, but I came out on the side of light more often than not.

Which is strange - I've always thought of myself as someone who writes out of difficulty. And I did do that, but I came out on the side of light more often than not.

मैं कुछ नहीं जानती—बस इतना जानती हूँ कि वक्त बहुत तेज़ी से बीत रहा है।

I'm hopeless - all I know is that time is going past so fast.

I'm hopeless - all I know is that time is going past so fast.

यह बहुत शानदार था—किसी बेहद खास और प्रतिष्ठित इंसान होना हमेशा से बहुत अच्छा होता है।

It was - it's always very nice to be somebody rather grand.

It was - it's always very nice to be somebody rather grand.

अब मुझे ऐसा महसूस होता है जैसे मैं दो पीढ़ियों के बीच की कोई कड़ी हूँ, जो कि एक अजीब सा अहसास है। यह सब अभी हाल ही में हुआ है। मुझे लगता है ऐसा इसलिए है क्योंकि मेरी बेटी बिल्कुल वैसी ही है जैसी मैं अपनी उम्र में हुआ करती थी। मुझे ऐसा लगता है जैसे मैं अपनी माँ के मुझे पालने के अनुभवों को फिर से जी रही हूँ।

I feel now like a hinge between generations, which is strange. It just happened recently. I think it's because my daughter is so much like me at her age. I feel like I'm reliving my own mother's experience of raising me.

I feel now like a hinge between generations, which is strange. It just happened recently. I think it's because my daughter is so much like me at her age. I feel like I'm reliving my own mother's experience of raising me.

मेरी तबीयत कुछ ठीक नहीं चल रही थी। मुझे लगा नहीं था कि यह कुछ गंभीर होगा क्योंकि सालों पहले मुझे एक गाँठ महसूस हुई थी और वह ठीक (बिनाइन) थी। मैंने यही मान लिया कि यह भी वैसी ही होगी। इस बात ने आपके सारे हौसले पस्त कर दिए हैं, और मुझे नहीं पता कि आगे भविष्य में क्या होने वाला है, या कुछ होगा भी या नहीं।

I had been feeling a little rum. I didn't think it was anything serious because years ago I felt a lump and it was benign. I assumed this would be too. It kind of takes the wind out of your sails, and I don't know what the future holds, if anything.

I had been feeling a little rum. I didn't think it was anything serious because years ago I felt a lump and it was benign. I assumed this would be too. It kind of takes the wind out of your sails, and I don't know what the future holds, if anything.

सच कहूँ तो, इस उम्र में भी कुछ न कुछ करते रहना मुझे खुद हैरान कर देता है। आप सोचिए कि मैं आज कहाँ हूँ और कहाँ से चलकर आई हूँ, तो जूलियन के शानदार संवादों को खड़े होकर मंच पर बोलना मेरे लिए बहुत खुशी और शुक्रगुजार होने की बात है।

I am just surprised to be doing anything at my age actually. When you think of where I am now and where I've come from, I am very pleased and very grateful to be standing up and delivering Julian's great lines.

I am just surprised to be doing anything at my age actually. When you think of where I am now and where I've come from, I am very pleased and very grateful to be standing up and delivering Julian's great lines.

मुझे खुले आसमान के नीचे रहना और प्रकृति के तत्वों के साथ काम करना पसंद है। प्रकृति के उन मूल तत्वों के साथ जुड़ना और उस शारीरिक मेहनत को करना मुझे भाता है।

I like being outside and working with the elements. The elemental aspects of it. The physicality of it.

I like being outside and working with the elements. The elemental aspects of it. The physicality of it.

मैं उस स्थिति से कोसों दूर हूँ। लेकिन ज़ाहिर है, अभिनय का एक मज़ा यह भी है कि आप अपनी असल ज़िंदगी में भले ही ऊपर न पहुँच सकें—लेकिन जिन किरदारों को आप निभाते हैं, उनके ज़रिए आप दुनिया में आगे बढ़ सकते हैं।

I'm far, far, far from that. But of course, that's one of the joys of acting is that you can move up in the world, even if - you know, in the characters that you're playing, even if you don't.

I'm far, far, far from that. But of course, that's one of the joys of acting is that you can move up in the world, even if - you know, in the characters that you're playing, even if you don't.

मैंने कहा, 'अब यह और नहीं चल सकता,' और उन्होंने कहा, 'हाँ, अब यह नहीं चल सकता।' सच कहूँ तो, उस वक्त तक शायद ही मेरी मौजूदगी उनके लिए कोई मायने रखती होगी। पर तब तक, उनके लिए किसी भी चीज़ के कोई मायने नहीं रह गए थे।

I said 'It can't go on' and he said 'No, it can't.' Honestly, I don't think I could have mattered less to him by then. But by then, nothing mattered to him.

I said 'It can't go on' and he said 'No, it can't.' Honestly, I don't think I could have mattered less to him by then. But by then, nothing mattered to him.

ऐलन रिकमैन एक बेहतरीन अभिनेता थे, और उन्होंने जो किरदार निभाया वह भी लाजवाब था। उनके साथ काम करना एक सुखद अनुभव था। हम अक्सर साथ मिलकर हँसते थे क्योंकि हमारे पास देने के लिए रिएक्शन शॉट्स (प्रतिक्रिया वाले दृश्य) ही नहीं बचते थे। जब बाकी सारा काम पूरा हो जाता था और बच्चे अपने हिस्से का शूट खत्म कर चुके होते थे, तो वे कैमरे का रुख हमारी तरफ मोड़ देते थे और हमें हैरानी या दुख जैसे तमाम भावों वाले रिएक्शन शॉट्स देने होते थे। हम अक्सर मज़ाक में कहते थे कि हम दो सौ से ज़्यादा ऐसे शॉट दे चुके हैं और अब समझ नहीं आता कि जब कैमरा हमारी तरफ घूमे, तो हम क्या प्रतिक्रिया दें। लेकिन उनके साथ काम करना हमेशा एक आनंद की बात थी।

Alan Rickman was such a terrific actor, and that was such a terrific character that he played. And it was a joy to be with him. We used to laugh together because we ran out of reaction shots. They were always - when everything had been done and the children were finished, they would turn the camera around and we'd have to do various reaction shots of amazement or sadness and things. We used to say we'd got to about number 200-and-something and we'd run out of knowing what to do when the camera came around on us. But he was a joy.

Alan Rickman was such a terrific actor, and that was such a terrific character that he played. And it was a joy to be with him. We used to laugh together because we ran out of reaction shots. They were always - when everything had been done and the children were finished, they would turn the camera around and we'd have to do various reaction shots of amazement or sadness and things. We used to say we'd got to about number 200-and-something and we'd run out of knowing what to do when the camera came around on us. But he was a joy.

मुझे लगता है कि वह [लियोनार्डो डिकैप्रियो] एक शानदार अभिनेता हैं। और जब से मैंने "गिल्बर्ट ग्रेप" देखी है, तब से मैं हमेशा उनके लिए दुआ करती आई हूँ और उन्हें वोट देती रही हूँ। मुझे उस फिल्म में उनका काम बेहद कमाल का लगा था। तब वह बहुत युवा थे, असल में एक बहुत ही कम उम्र के लड़के थे।

I think he [Leonardo DiCaprio] is a terrific actor. And I've - I've been rooting and voting for him since "Gilbert Grape." I thought he was so amazing in that one. He was a young man, really very young boy.

I think he [Leonardo DiCaprio] is a terrific actor. And I've - I've been rooting and voting for him since "Gilbert Grape." I thought he was so amazing in that one. He was a young man, really very young boy.

लोग आपके बारे में एक अलग ही नज़रिया रखते हैं अगर आप उनके घरों तक पहुँचे हैं। उन्हें लगता है कि वे आपके मालिक हैं क्योंकि उन्होंने रात के खाने के वक्त आपको टीवी पर देखा है, या वे जब चाहें आपको कम या ज़्यादा आवाज़ में सुन सकते हैं, यहाँ तक कि आपको रोक भी सकते हैं।

People think of you differently if you've been in their homes. They think they own you because they watched you while they were eating dinner, or they can turn you up or down, or even freeze you.

People think of you differently if you've been in their homes. They think they own you because they watched you while they were eating dinner, or they can turn you up or down, or even freeze you.

अब मेरे लिए अकेले कुछ भी करना बहुत मुश्किल हो गया है क्योंकि लोग मुझे पहचान लेते हैं। ऐसा मेरे साथ पहले कभी नहीं हुआ क्योंकि मैंने इससे पहले कभी टेलीविजन में काम नहीं किया था। लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि अगर आप हर वक्त लोगों के घरों में मौजूद रहते हैं—पता नहीं—मैं पिछली रात डिकैप्रियो और, आप जानते ही हैं, उन बड़े सितारों और केट ब्लैंचेट के बारे में सोच रही थी, और आप बस यह सोचते हैं कि वे लोग कैसे जीते होंगे? यह बहुत मुश्किल है। और मुझे लगता है कि आजकल इन कैमरों वाले मोबाइल फोन की वजह से लोगों की निजी ज़िंदगी में बहुत दखलंदाजी होने लगी है।

I find it very difficult to do anything on my own now because people recognize me. This has never happened to me before because I haven't really done television before. But I suppose if you're in people's rooms all the time, I don't know - I was thinking the other night with people like DiCaprio and, you know, those big stars and Cate Blanchett, and you just think how did they exist? It's so difficult. And I think now it's very intrusive because of these cellphones, you know, with cameras.

I find it very difficult to do anything on my own now because people recognize me. This has never happened to me before because I haven't really done television before. But I suppose if you're in people's rooms all the time, I don't know - I was thinking the other night with people like DiCaprio and, you know, those big stars and Cate Blanchett, and you just think how did they exist? It's so difficult. And I think now it's very intrusive because of these cellphones, you know, with cameras.

यह कुछ वैसा ही है जैसा आप ड्रामा स्कूल में तब करते हैं जब आपको कोई ऐसा किरदार निभाने को कहा जाता है जो आपकी पहुँच से बहुत दूर हो। खैर, हम इस बात पर बहुत हँसा करते थे। मैं अक्सर कहा करती थी कि मैं कोई बूढ़ी औरत होने का नाटक नहीं करने वाली, पेनेलोपे। मैं बस जैसी हूँ, वैसी ही रहूँगी।

Sort of what you do in drama school when asked to play something way out of your reach. Anyway, we used to laugh a lot about that. I used to say I'm not going to act old, Penelope. I'll just be myself.

Sort of what you do in drama school when asked to play something way out of your reach. Anyway, we used to laugh a lot about that. I used to say I'm not going to act old, Penelope. I'll just be myself.

मेरा करियर उतार-चढ़ाव भरा रहा है। फिर मुझे लगता है कि मुझे कॉमेडी के खानचे में फिट कर दिया गया; शेक्सपियर के नाटक मेरी रुचि के नहीं हैं।

My career is chequered. Then I think I got pigeon-holed in humour; Shakespeare is not my thing.

My career is chequered. Then I think I got pigeon-holed in humour; Shakespeare is not my thing.

बात यह है कि अक्सर पत्रकार इतने निजी सवाल पूछ लेते हैं जो आपके सबसे करीबी और अपने लोग भी नहीं पूछते।

The thing is, often press people ask questions that are so personal that even your nearest and dearest wouldn't ask them.

The thing is, often press people ask questions that are so personal that even your nearest and dearest wouldn't ask them.

मैं डेनियल से बेइंतहा प्यार करती हूँ—डेनियल रैडक्लिफ, जिनके साथ मैंने "हैरी पॉटर" से पहले भी काम किया था और मैंने लंबे समय तक सभी निर्माताओं को यह बताया था कि उन्हें डेनियल को ज़रूर देखना चाहिए क्योंकि वह मुझे बहुत शानदार लगे थे। और ऐलन रिकमैन की याद आने से यह सब सोचकर बहुत दुख होता है।

I just did adore Daniel - Daniel Radcliffe, who I had worked with before "Harry Potter" and spent a long time telling all the producers they had to see him because I thought he was so terrific. And it's been sad thinking about it because of Alan Rickman.

I just did adore Daniel - Daniel Radcliffe, who I had worked with before "Harry Potter" and spent a long time telling all the producers they had to see him because I thought he was so terrific. And it's been sad thinking about it because of Alan Rickman.

कुछ ज़िम्मेदारियाँ माता-पिता की ज़िम्मेदारियाँ होती हैं और उन्हीं चीज़ों के लिए हम आने वाली पीढ़ी को तैयार करते हैं, लेकिन कार की पिछली सीट पर बैठे बच्चे जब आपसे यह जानना चाहें कि इस दुनिया का क्या मकसद है, वे कहाँ से आए हैं, या यह सब क्यों हो रहा है, तो उनके ऐसे सवालों का जवाब कैसे दिया जाए—यह आपको कोई नहीं सिखाता।

There are responsibilities which are parental responsibilities and those are the types of things we prepare the next generation for, but no one tells you how to answer the kids' questions in the backseat of the car when they want to know what the world is for or where they came from or why any of this is happening.

There are responsibilities which are parental responsibilities and those are the types of things we prepare the next generation for, but no one tells you how to answer the kids' questions in the backseat of the car when they want to know what the world is for or where they came from or why any of this is happening.

ड्रामा स्कूल ऑक्सफोर्ड में था—और यह सोचकर अजीब लगता है, लेकिन जब मैंने शुरुआत की थी, उन दिनों उस यूनिवर्सिटी में लगभग सभी छात्र लड़के ही हुआ करते थे। और वहाँ लड़के-लड़कियों की मिली-जुली पढ़ाई तो बिल्कुल नहीं थी।

The drama school was in Oxford - and it's funny to think of it, but in those days when I started out the University was nearly all male. And they certainly weren't mixed.

The drama school was in Oxford - and it's funny to think of it, but in those days when I started out the University was nearly all male. And they certainly weren't mixed.

मुझे नहीं लगता कि बुजुर्गों पर आधारित फिल्में बहुत ज़्यादा बनाई गई हैं।

I don't think films about elderly people have been made very much.

I don't think films about elderly people have been made very much.

सच कहूँ तो, इस वजह से सब कुछ नामुमकिन सा लगने लगा था, क्योंकि शूटिंग तो बारिश हो, धूप हो या कुछ भी हो, करनी ही पड़ती है। और वहाँ वाकई बहुत बारिश हुई। और ज़ाहिर है, उन्हें भी इन्हीं सब चीज़ों से गुजरना पड़ा होगा। ज़ाहिर है बारिश भी हुई होगी; ठंड भी रही होगी... लेकिन सचमुच, उस बारिश में बाहर रहकर काम करना वाकई काफी कठिन था।

It made it feel impossible, quite honestly, because filming - you film come rain, come shine, come whatever. And it did rain a lot. And of course, that's what she must have gone through. Of course it rained; of course it was cold... But, you know, it really was quite hard to be out there in the rain.

It made it feel impossible, quite honestly, because filming - you film come rain, come shine, come whatever. And it did rain a lot. And of course, that's what she must have gone through. Of course it rained; of course it was cold... But, you know, it really was quite hard to be out there in the rain.

ज़िंदगी के इतने आखिरी पड़ाव पर आकर किसी एक छवि में बांध दिया जाना अजीब है, पर क्या करें, हालात यही हैं।

It's funny to be pigeonholed so late in life but there we are.

It's funny to be pigeonholed so late in life but there we are.

मेरे बच्चे सचमुच हर चीज़ बिल्कुल शुरुआत से सीख रहे हैं। हमारा काम उनके लिए टूर गाइड, कैंप काउंसलर और ओरिएंटेशन देने वाले लोगों की तरह बनना है। यह एक अजीब सी ज़िम्मेदारियाँ हैं, खासकर ऐसी दुनिया में जो जितनी अच्छी लगती है, उतनी ही बुरी भी महसूस होती है।

My kids are really learning everything from scratch. It's our job to be their tour guides and camp counselors and orientation people. That's a weird responsibility, especially in a world that feels as good as it feels bad.

My kids are really learning everything from scratch. It's our job to be their tour guides and camp counselors and orientation people. That's a weird responsibility, especially in a world that feels as good as it feels bad.

मैं अपनी माँ जैसी नहीं हूँ। इसलिए मैं अपने बच्चों की परवरिश उस तरह से नहीं कर रही हूँ। मैं वैसी प्रतिक्रिया नहीं देती। हमारे दिन वैसे नहीं बीतते क्योंकि ज़रूरी नहीं कि मुझे भी वही चीज़ें पसंद हों जो उन्हें करना पसंद था।

I'm not my mother. And so I'm not raising my kids in the same way. I don't respond in the same way. We don't spend our days in the same way because I don't necessarily enjoy the same things she likes to do.

I'm not my mother. And so I'm not raising my kids in the same way. I don't respond in the same way. We don't spend our days in the same way because I don't necessarily enjoy the same things she likes to do.

मुझे ज़रा भी अंदाज़ा नहीं था कि हमारे परिवार में ऐसा कुछ दूर-दूर तक था भी या नहीं। शायद कभी था ही नहीं। लेकिन—उन्होंने मेरे लिए रास्ता आसान कर दिया, अगर आप मेरा मतलब समझ रहे हैं। मुझे कोई अंदाज़ा नहीं है कि मैं जो करती हूँ, उसका ख्याल मेरे दिमाग में कहाँ से आया। लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि मेरे भाइयों—इयान और एलिस्टेयर ने मेरे लिए दुनिया के कई दरवाज़े खोल दिए—यानी इस दुनिया को एक बेहद, बेहद दिलचस्प जगह बना दिया।

I had no idea that that was around in the family anywhere. Maybe it never was. But - so they broke the way for me, if you know what I mean. I have no idea where I got the idea from to do what I do. But I think they - Ian and Alistair, my brothers kind of opened a lot of doors for me onto the world - you know, made it seem to be a very, very interesting place.

I had no idea that that was around in the family anywhere. Maybe it never was. But - so they broke the way for me, if you know what I mean. I have no idea where I got the idea from to do what I do. But I think they - Ian and Alistair, my brothers kind of opened a lot of doors for me onto the world - you know, made it seem to be a very, very interesting place.

मुझे लगता है कि उस नाटक में काम करने वाला हर शख्स यही सोचता था कि वे सब एर्था किट बन जाएंगे या बड़े स्टार बन जाएंगे। भले ही ऐसा नहीं हुआ, लेकिन यह ज़रूर कहूँगी कि ब्रॉडवे में अपना पहला पेशेवर काम मिलना किसी झटके या आँखें खोल देने वाले अनुभव से कम नहीं था।

I think everybody who was in it thought they were all going to be Eartha Kitt or be big stars. That didn't happen, but it was a wake-up call to have one's first professional job on Broadway, I must say.

I think everybody who was in it thought they were all going to be Eartha Kitt or be big stars. That didn't happen, but it was a wake-up call to have one's first professional job on Broadway, I must say.

पिछले कुछ साल तो जैसे बेकार ही चले गए, हालांकि अब जाकर मुझे फिर से इंसान होने का एहसास होने लगा है। मेरी ऊर्जा वापस लौट रही है।

The last couple of years have been a write-off, though I'm beginning to feel like a person now. My energy is coming back.

The last couple of years have been a write-off, though I'm beginning to feel like a person now. My energy is coming back.

मेरा मानना है कि मेरा बेहतरीन दौर बीत चुका है। मैंने तो यह हिसाब लगाया था कि मेरा यह दौर कम से कम पचास साल की उम्र तक चलेगा।

I believe that I am past my prime. I had reckoned on my prime lasting till I was at least fifty.

I believe that I am past my prime. I had reckoned on my prime lasting till I was at least fifty.

मुझे लगता है कि हमेशा एक बहुत बड़ा तनाव रहता है क्योंकि ऐसा लगता है कि समय कभी पूरा नहीं पड़ता—वहाँ हमेशा एक दबाव बना रहता है। समय की कमी के कारण हमेशा दबाव रहता है। मुझे लगता है कि किसी फिल्म के लिए समय कभी भी पर्याप्त नहीं होता। कभी नहीं।

I think there's always great tension because there never seems to be enough - there is always pressure. There's always pressure because there isn't enough time. There's never enough time for a movie, it seems to me. Never.

I think there's always great tension because there never seems to be enough - there is always pressure. There's always pressure because there isn't enough time. There's never enough time for a movie, it seems to me. Never.

माँ होने के अनुभव पर लिखी जाने वाली बहुत सी बातें बच्चों के बारे में उतनी नहीं होतीं। वे तो बस उस बदलाव का प्रतीक बन जाते हैं जो तब आता है जब अचानक आप दूसरों की देखभाल की ज़िम्मेदारी संभाल लेते हैं।

A lot of writing about being a mother is not so much writing about the kids themselves. They become placeholders for the shift that happens when you're suddenly in charge of other people.

A lot of writing about being a mother is not so much writing about the kids themselves. They become placeholders for the shift that happens when you're suddenly in charge of other people.

अगर कोई फिल्म बनाने की प्रक्रिया के बारे में बात करने वाला है, तो वह निर्देशक होना चाहिए।

If someone is going to talk about the process of making a film, it should be the director.

If someone is going to talk about the process of making a film, it should be the director.

मैंने "गोसफोर्ड पार्क" में काम किया था, जिसे जूलियन फेलोज़ ने लिखा था और रॉबर्ट ऑल्टमैन ने निर्देशित किया था।

I'd done "Gosford Park," a film that Julian Fellowes had written that Robert Altman directed.

I'd done "Gosford Park," a film that Julian Fellowes had written that Robert Altman directed.

मेरे परिवार में पहले किसी ने भी ऐसा कुछ नहीं किया था। मेरे दो भाई थे, जो जुड़वां थे। वे दोनों आर्किटेक्ट बन गए और मुझसे छह साल बड़े थे।

There was nobody in the family who had ever done anything like that before. My brothers - I had two brothers. They were twins. They both became architects. They were both six years older.

There was nobody in the family who had ever done anything like that before. My brothers - I had two brothers. They were twins. They both became architects. They were both six years older.

मुझे तो बस कोई भी रोल मिलने की खुशी होती है... वे सब 90 साल के हैं या नहीं, इससे कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता! असल में, इसकी शुरुआत 'हुक' से हुई थी। शायद पेगी एशक्रॉफ्ट वह किरदार नहीं निभा सकती थीं, तो किसी ने पूछा कि मेरी उम्र क्या है और क्या मैं यह रोल कर पाऊँगी, और सामने वाले ने तुरंत जवाब दिया "92"। बस तभी से मैं इसी छवि में फंस कर रह गई हूँ! लेकिन सच कहूं तो मैं इसके लिए बहुत आभारी हूँ।

I'm just glad to get any role... the fact that they're all 90 is neither here nor there! Actually, it was Hook that started it. I think it was Peggy Ashcroft who couldn't do the part and somebody was asked how old was I and would I be able to do the part, and the person replied "92" very quickly. And so I've been stuck ever since! But I'm actually very grateful.

I'm just glad to get any role... the fact that they're all 90 is neither here nor there! Actually, it was Hook that started it. I think it was Peggy Ashcroft who couldn't do the part and somebody was asked how old was I and would I be able to do the part, and the person replied "92" very quickly. And so I've been stuck ever since! But I'm actually very grateful.

क्रिस और टोबी अब परेशान होने के लिए कुछ ज़्यादा ही समझदार हैं।

Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.

Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.

जहाँ लोग आपकी तस्वीर खींचना चाहते हैं या आपके साथ अपनी तस्वीर खिंचवाना चाहते हैं।

Where you get people who want to take a picture of you or take a picture of them with you.

Where you get people who want to take a picture of you or take a picture of them with you.

मुझे ऐसा लगता है कि दर्शक क्या देखना चाहते हैं, इस सोच में बदलाव आया है... मैं बस यही उम्मीद कर सकती हूँ कि यह सही हो, क्योंकि आज के समय में मेरी उम्र के बहुत सारे लोग हैं और हम गिनती में बाकी लोगों से ज़्यादा हैं।

It seems to me there is a change in what audiences want to see…I can only hope that’s correct, because there’s an awful lot of people of my age around now and we outnumber the others.

It seems to me there is a change in what audiences want to see…I can only hope that’s correct, because there’s an awful lot of people of my age around now and we outnumber the others.

लोग कहते हैं कि हालात सुधर जाते हैं पर ऐसा कुछ नहीं होता। बस वक़्त के साथ चीज़ें बदल जाती हैं, और कुछ नहीं।

People say it gets better but it doesn't. It just gets different, that's all.

People say it gets better but it doesn't. It just gets different, that's all.

मुझे रंगमंच की यह नश्वरता बहुत पसंद है, इसका हर एक प्रदर्शन किसी भूत की तरह होता है - अभी है और अगले ही पल ओझल।

I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone.

I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone.

निराशावादी मत बनो, प्रिय, यह मध्यवर्गीय लोगों की निशानी है।

Don't be defeatist, dear, it's very middle class.

Don't be defeatist, dear, it's very middle class.

मैं अक्सर ऐसी चीज़ों की तरफ़ रुख़ करती हूँ जो मनोरंजक हों क्योंकि ज़िंदगी में ज़्यादातर चीज़ें ख़ुशनुमा नहीं होतीं। लेकिन आमतौर पर आप लगभग हर चीज़ का एक मज़ेदार पहलू ढूँढ ही सकते हैं।

I tend to head for what's amusing because a lot of things aren't happy. But usually you can find a funny side to practically anything.

I tend to head for what's amusing because a lot of things aren't happy. But usually you can find a funny side to practically anything.

अकेलेपन और तन्हाई में फ़र्क होता है

Theres a difference between solitude and loneliness

Theres a difference between solitude and loneliness

यह सच है कि मैं बेवकूफों को बर्दाश्त नहीं करती और वे भी मुझे बर्दाश्त नहीं करते, इसलिए मेरा अंदाज़ थोड़ा तीखा है। शायद इसीलिए मैं तीखे स्वभाव वाली बुजुर्ग महिलाओं के किरदार बहुत अच्छे से निभा लेती हूँ।

It's true I don't tolerate fools but then they don't tolerate me, so I am spiky. Maybe that's why I'm quite good at playing spiky elderly ladies.

It's true I don't tolerate fools but then they don't tolerate me, so I am spiky. Maybe that's why I'm quite good at playing spiky elderly ladies.

कलाकार और दर्शकों के बीच एक अदृश्य धागा होता है, और जब वह जुड़ाव बन जाता है तो वह नज़ारा अद्भुत होता है, जिसका मुकाबला दुनिया की कोई चीज़ नहीं कर सकती।

There is a kind of invisible thread between the actor and the audience, and when it's there it's stunning, and there is nothing to match that.

There is a kind of invisible thread between the actor and the audience, and when it's there it's stunning, and there is nothing to match that.

कोई स्कूल गया, किसी को अभिनय करना था, किसी ने एक्टिंग शुरू कर दी, और कोई आज भी अभिनय कर रहा है।

One went to school, one wanted to act, one started to act, and one's still acting.

One went to school, one wanted to act, one started to act, and one's still acting.

आपके दिमाग में जो अभिनय चल रहा होता है, वह हमेशा मंच पर होने वाले अभिनय से कहीं ज़्यादा बेहतर होता है।

The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.

The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.

मैं जानती हूँ कि इस दुनिया में कोई शक्ति ज़रूर है और ज़्यादातर लोगों की तरह, बुरे वक्त में मेरा भरोसा उस पर और बढ़ जाता है।

I know there is something out there and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad.

I know there is something out there and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad.

एक अभिनेता वह होता है जो किसी और के शब्दों और भावनाओं को दर्शकों तक पहुँचाता है। वह मैं नहीं हूँ। वह तो लेखक मुझे जैसा देखना चाहते हैं, यह वही है।

An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be.

An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be.