एक अभिनेत्री पूरी ज़िंदगी लोगों को देखने और समझने में बिता देती है। आप अपने दिमाग में एक लाइब्रेरी तैयार कर लेते हैं। नहीं, लाइब्रेरी नहीं, बल्कि एक तहख़ाना कहिए।

An actress spends a lifetime observing people. You build up a mental library. No, not a library. Make that a repository.

An actress spends a lifetime observing people. You build up a mental library. No, not a library. Make that a repository.

अगर मेरी किसी चीज़ में धार्मिक जैसी आस्था होती, तो मैं चाहती कि वह रंगमंच के प्रति मेरे विश्वास जितनी ही मज़बूत हो।

If I had a religious belief, I would want it to be as strong as my belief in the theater.

If I had a religious belief, I would want it to be as strong as my belief in the theater.

अगर आप किसी रिश्ते में नाखुश हैं, तो मुझे लगता है कि आपमें किसी दूसरे रिश्ते में बंधने का खुद पर ही भरोसा नहीं है।

If you're unhappy in a relationship, I think you just don't trust yourself for getting into another one.

If you're unhappy in a relationship, I think you just don't trust yourself for getting into another one.

मैंने बेनी गुडमैन से बेहतर किसी को बाजा बजाते नहीं सुना था और ना ही मंच पर उनके जैसा कोई दूसरा कलाकार देखा था। अब मुझे एहसास होता है कि जिस चीज़ ने मुझे सबसे ज्यादा प्रभावित किया और जो आज भी मेरी यादों में ताज़ा है, वह थी—उनके ساز की आवाज़। वे इतनी शुद्धता से बजाते थे कि ऐसा लगता था संगीत सिर्फ उनके भीतर से आ रहा हो, ना कि उस वाद्य यंत्र से जिसे वे इतने उस्तादाना अंदाज़ में बजा रहे थे।

I had never heard anyone play like Benny Goodman and had never seen anyone like him on the stage. I realize now that what impressed me and stayed with me in memory was - the sounds he made. He played so purely. The music seemed to come from him, not just the instrument he played with such mastery.

I had never heard anyone play like Benny Goodman and had never seen anyone like him on the stage. I realize now that what impressed me and stayed with me in memory was - the sounds he made. He played so purely. The music seemed to come from him, not just the instrument he played with such mastery.

मेरा करियर ऐसा रहा है कि, शायद ही कभी ऐसा हुआ हो, जब मेरे साथ काम करने वाले हर एक व्यक्ति ने मेरी मदद न की हो।

I have had a career in which, almost without exception, every single person Ive worked with has helped me.

I have had a career in which, almost without exception, every single person Ive worked with has helped me.

मिली बैरेंजर को मार्गरेट वेबस्टर के रूप में एक आदर्श जीवनीकार मिल गया है, और मार्गरेट वेबस्टर को मिली बैरेंजर के रूप में एक परफेक्ट विषय। वह रंगमंच की एक ऐसी दिलचस्प और अहम शख्सियत को जीवंत कर देती हैं, जिनका सार्वजनिक और निजी जीवन दोनों ही समान रूप से रोमांचक था। इस बेहद बारीकी से खोजी गई किताब में, वेबस्टर के सहकर्मी, प्रेमी और दोस्त भी उतने ही चमकते हैं जितनी कि वह खुद। काश वह इसे पढ़ने के लिए आज यहाँ होतीं।

In Milly Barranger, Margaret Webster has found the perfect biographer. In Margaret Webster, Milly Barranger has found her perfect subject. She brings to vivid life a fascinating and important theater figure whose public and private lives were of equal interest. In this carefully researched book, Webster's colleagues, lovers, and friends shine as brightly as she did. I wish she were here to read it.

In Milly Barranger, Margaret Webster has found the perfect biographer. In Margaret Webster, Milly Barranger has found her perfect subject. She brings to vivid life a fascinating and important theater figure whose public and private lives were of equal interest. In this carefully researched book, Webster's colleagues, lovers, and friends shine as brightly as she did. I wish she were here to read it.

मैं अपने हर काम में हास्य ढूंढने की कोशिश करती हूँ, क्योंकि मेरा मानना है कि सभी महान नाटक—यहाँ तक कि महान त्रासदियाँ भी—अपने भीतर असीम हास्य समेटे होती हैं।

I try to find humor in everything I do, because I think all great plays - even great tragedies - have enormous humor in them.

I try to find humor in everything I do, because I think all great plays - even great tragedies - have enormous humor in them.

मेरी दादी अक्सर कहा करती थीं, "अगर तुम अपना अतीत जानते हो और यह भी जानते हो कि तुम्हें कहाँ जाना है, तो फिर रिहर्सल किस बात की?" मुझे यह बात हमेशा याद रहती है और यह सच भी है। आपको हर दिन की शुरुआत नए सिरे से करनी होती है—आप कल जो कर चुके हैं उसे दोहरा नहीं सकते।

My grandmother always used to say, "If you know your past and you know where you have to go, why do you rehearse?" I always remember this and it's true. You have to start each day again-you can't repeat what you did.

My grandmother always used to say, "If you know your past and you know where you have to go, why do you rehearse?" I always remember this and it's true. You have to start each day again-you can't repeat what you did.

पूरी महफ़िल पर छा जाइए। आत्मविश्वास का आपके रूप-रंग से कोई लेना-देना नहीं है। अगर आप इसी बात को लेकर परेशान रहेंगे, तो हमेशा खुद से निराश ही होते रहेंगे। इसके बजाय, सच्चा आत्म-सम्मान इस बात से आता है कि आप उस पल में कैसा महसूस कर रहे हैं। इसलिए किसी कमरे में ऐसे दाखिल होइए जैसे सब कुछ आपके नियंत्रण में हो, और अपनी सारी ऊर्जा अपने आस-पास के लोगों को खुश रखने में लगा दीजिए। दूसरों को हौसला देना लौटकर आपके पास आएगा और अंत में आप अपने बारे में और भी बेहतर महसूस करेंगे।

Own the room. Confidence has nothing to do with what you look like. If you obsess over that, you'll end up being disappointed in yourself all the time. Instead, high self-esteem comes from how you feel in any moment. So walk into a room acting like you're in charge, and spend your energy on making the people around you happy. Giving confidence to others will come back to you and you'll end up feeling better about yourself.

Own the room. Confidence has nothing to do with what you look like. If you obsess over that, you'll end up being disappointed in yourself all the time. Instead, high self-esteem comes from how you feel in any moment. So walk into a room acting like you're in charge, and spend your energy on making the people around you happy. Giving confidence to others will come back to you and you'll end up feeling better about yourself.

मुझे उस तरह की एक्टिंग पसंद है जिसे देखते हुए आपको ऐसा कुछ ऐसा पता चले जो शायद आप देखने की उम्मीद नहीं कर रहे थे: यानी कवच में कोई दरार।

The kind of acting I love is when you watch and you discover what you think perhaps you weren't supposed to see: the chink in the armor.

The kind of acting I love is when you watch and you discover what you think perhaps you weren't supposed to see: the chink in the armor.

एक्टिंग सिखाने का कोई जादुई तरीका नहीं होता। या तो इंसान में कुछ करने की चाहत और हुनर होता है, या फिर नहीं।

There's no trick of teaching acting. Either someone wants to do it and is gifted, or not.

There's no trick of teaching acting. Either someone wants to do it and is gifted, or not.