मैं हमेशा से अभिनेता बनना चाहता था, लेकिन हकलाने की समस्या की वजह से यह काफी मुश्किल था। मैंने किस्मत आजमाने का फैसला किया और एक्टिंग की क्लास जॉइन की, जो कि बहुत ही ज़्यादा तनावपूर्ण था... मेरे पेट में अजीब सा डर और घबराहट बनी रहती थी।
I always wanted to be an actor, but with a speech impediment it's kind of tough. I decided to roll the dice and take an acting class, which was very, very nerve-wracking... my stomach would just be in knots.
I always wanted to be an actor, but with a speech impediment it's kind of tough. I decided to roll the dice and take an acting class, which was very, very nerve-wracking... my stomach would just be in knots.
जीभ को लड़खड़ाने वाले शब्दों (टंग-ट्विस्टर्स) का लगातार अभ्यास करना मेरे लिए जिम में वजन उठाने जैसा था, लेकिन मेरे सब्र और लगातार कोशिशों का आखिरकार अच्छा नतीजा मिला।
Constant repetition of tongue-twisters was like lifting weights for me, but patience and persistence have paid off.
Constant repetition of tongue-twisters was like lifting weights for me, but patience and persistence have paid off.
चीज़ें ठीक होना वाकई सुकून भरा था, मैंने स्कूल के प्रोम (नाटकीय दुनिया) में हिस्सा लिया और वास्तव में खूब मज़ा किया—जबकि असली दुनिया उतनी मजेदार नहीं थी।
It was nice to make things right, and I went to prom and actually had a good time in the TV world - the real world wasn't so much fun.
It was nice to make things right, and I went to prom and actually had a good time in the TV world - the real world wasn't so much fun.
मैं हमेशा यही नज़रिया रखने की कोशिश करता हूँ कि जिंदगी को हँसते-खेलते बिताना चाहिए।
I try to maintain the perspective that life is meant to be laughed at.
I try to maintain the perspective that life is meant to be laughed at.
मैं जीवन भर हकलाता रहूँगा।
I will always have a stutter.
I will always have a stutter.
मैं हकलाता था... आज भी हकलाता हूँ। बस मैं इस पर बहुत काम करता हूँ। अगर कहें तो मैं इसके प्रति बहुत जुनूनी हूँ, लेकिन मेरा पूरा बचपन हकलाते हुए ही बीता।
I had a stutter 'till... I still do today. I just work on it a lot. I obsess, if you will, with it, but I stuttered throughout my childhood.
I had a stutter 'till... I still do today. I just work on it a lot. I obsess, if you will, with it, but I stuttered throughout my childhood.
मैं चाहता हूँ कि मेरे पास एक जादुई शक्ति हो कि मैं किसी किताब को छूऊँ और बिना घंटों-दिनों तक पढ़े, उस किताब का सारा ज्ञान अपने अंदर समा लूँ।
I would like to have the superpower of being able to touch a book and then gain all the knowledge out of that book without spending hours and days reading it.
I would like to have the superpower of being able to touch a book and then gain all the knowledge out of that book without spending hours and days reading it.
मेरा दिमाग बस हर समय दौड़ता रहता है, रुकता ही नहीं है।
My brain is just always going and going and going.
My brain is just always going and going and going.
यह अजीब है कि जब आप अभिनेता बन जाते हैं और सफल हो जाते हैं, तो लोग एक्टिंग के बारे में बात ही नहीं करना चाहते। वे कहते हैं—'अरे, चलो उस प्रोजेक्ट के बारे में बात करते हैं जिससे तुम्हें निकाल दिया गया था।'
It's funny, when you become an actor and you're successful, they don't want to talk about acting any more. 'Hey let's talk about that stuff you were fired from.'
It's funny, when you become an actor and you're successful, they don't want to talk about acting any more. 'Hey let's talk about that stuff you were fired from.'
मैं खुद को यह सोचने से रोक नहीं पाता था कि लोग मुझे बेवकूफ समझते हैं, और मेरी खुद की पैदा की हुई असुरक्षा की भावना ने मुझे हमेशा परेशान किया।
I couldn't help feeling people thought I was a moron, and my self-imposed insecurity constantly bedeviled me.
I couldn't help feeling people thought I was a moron, and my self-imposed insecurity constantly bedeviled me.
कोई भी इंसान उस डर के साए से नहीं बच पाता जो उसे अंदर तक दहला देता है, लेकिन बहुत कम लोग यह मानने की हिम्मत रखते हैं कि आखिर वह कौन सी चीज़ है जो उन्हें डराती है।
No one escapes being haunted by something that absolutely terrifies them to the core, but very few feel it's okay to admit what it is that haunts us.
No one escapes being haunted by something that absolutely terrifies them to the core, but very few feel it's okay to admit what it is that haunts us.
देखिए, मैं अच्छी तरह जानता हूँ कि 'अलग' होने और खुद को गलत तरीके से कमतर समझने का अहसास कैसा होता है।
Look, I know what it feels like to believe you're 'different' in a bad way.
Look, I know what it feels like to believe you're 'different' in a bad way.
मैंने कॉलेज में बेसबॉल खेला था, लेकिन मैं खुद को उन टिपिकल एथलीटों (जॉक्स) से जोड़ नहीं पाता था, मैं अपनी ही एक अलग दुनिया में रहता था।
I played baseball in college but I didn't identify with the jocks, I was in my own little world .
I played baseball in college but I didn't identify with the jocks, I was in my own little world .
एक अभिनेता के रूप में, किसी बेवकूफ या अजीब से दिखने वाले इंसान (नर्ड) का किरदार निभाना सबसे रोमांचक होता है। इसमें बहुत मज़ा आता है—आपको सुबह उठकर यह चिंता नहीं करनी पड़ती कि 'मेरे बाल कैसे लग रहे हैं?' या 'मेरा सबसे अच्छा एंगल कौन सा है?'
As an actor, it's more interesting to play a nerd than anything else. It's a lot more fun - you don't worry about 'what's my hair like?' in the morning or 'which is my great angle?'
As an actor, it's more interesting to play a nerd than anything else. It's a lot more fun - you don't worry about 'what's my hair like?' in the morning or 'which is my great angle?'
जब मैंने पहली बार ऑडिशन देना शुरू किया था, तो मैं बहुत हकलाता था क्योंकि मुझे बहुत ज़्यादा डर लगा करता था।
When I first started auditioning I would stutter a lot because I was so terribly frightened.
When I first started auditioning I would stutter a lot because I was so terribly frightened.
मुझे धीरे बोलने की आदत डालने के लिए बहुत मेहनत करनी पड़ी है।
I've had to work on being a slow talker.
I've had to work on being a slow talker.