मेरे पास कोई पत्थर की लकीर जैसी तय प्रक्रिया या फॉर्मूला नहीं है। कभी-कभी धुन पहले मिल जाती है और मुझे उसके बोल तलाशने पड़ते हैं। कभी-कभी गाना पहले से होता है और मुझे धुन को उसके अनुकूल बनाना पड़ता है। गीत लेखन के बारे में मैंने अब तक जो सीखा है, वह यह है कि मैं किसी गाने को जबरन नहीं बना सकती। अगर मैं ऐसा करने की कोशिश करूँ, तो वह खोखला होता है, और लोग खोखले गाने को सुनते ही पहचान जाते हैं। वह वही गाना होता है जिसे लोग सुनना बंद कर देते हैं और भूल जाते हैं। मैं उस तरह के गाने नहीं लिखना चाहूँगी।

I don't really have a set-in-stone process or formula. Sometimes the melody is there and I have to chase down the lyrics. Sometimes, the song is there and I have to make the melody fit. What I've learned so far about songwriting is that I can't force a song. If I try to do that, it's hollow, and people know a hollow song when they hear it. It's the song they stop listening to and forget about. I'd prefer not to write those kinds of songs.

I don't really have a set-in-stone process or formula. Sometimes the melody is there and I have to chase down the lyrics. Sometimes, the song is there and I have to make the melody fit. What I've learned so far about songwriting is that I can't force a song. If I try to do that, it's hollow, and people know a hollow song when they hear it. It's the song they stop listening to and forget about. I'd prefer not to write those kinds of songs.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

एक कहानीकार के रूप में अब मैं जिस बात से गहराई से जूझ रही हूँ, वह यह है कि किसी भी अन्य पशु प्रजाति की तुलना में इंसान नियंत्रण करने, अपना दबदबा दिखाने और क्रूरता से पेश आने के लिए सबसे ज़्यादा तैयार और उत्सुक प्रतीत होते हैं। अपनी ही प्रजाति के बारे में यह सच्चाई स्वीकार करना वास्तव में एक बिल्कुल नए डरावने सपने जैसा है। यह कि हम कुछ मायनों में नरभक्षी हैं, इस मायने में कि हम खुद को नष्ट करने के लिए तैयार हैं। यह वाकई एक ऐसा विषय है जिस पर मुझे लंबे समय तक काम करना होगा।

What I'm starting to really grapple with, as someone who likes to tell stories, is that humans more than any other animal species seem open and willing to control, assert dominance, and behave cruelly. That's a whole kind of new nightmare to really have to face about your own species. That we are, in some respects, cannibalistic, in that we are willing to destroy ourselves. That's really something for me to be exploring over the long haul.

What I'm starting to really grapple with, as someone who likes to tell stories, is that humans more than any other animal species seem open and willing to control, assert dominance, and behave cruelly. That's a whole kind of new nightmare to really have to face about your own species. That we are, in some respects, cannibalistic, in that we are willing to destroy ourselves. That's really something for me to be exploring over the long haul.

Topic Society & World Human Nature
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Negative Type: Reflection 95%

मुझे हॉरर जॉनर की और भी ज़्यादा दिलचस्प फ़िल्में मिलने लगी हैं। स्टूडियो स्तर से मुझे लगातार और ज़्यादा दिलचस्प थ्रिलर और जॉनर फ़िल्में मिल रही हैं, जिन्हें फाइनेंस किया जाता है, जिनके साथ बड़े फ़िल्मी सितारे जुड़े होते हैं और तमाम चीज़ें होती हैं। लेकिन कई बार, उनकी कहानी मुझे आकर्षित नहीं करती। ऐसा लगता है जैसे वे आज भी सामान्यता और जेंडर की रूढ़िवादी धारणाओं के दायरे से ही बाहर आ रही हैं। ऐसा नहीं लगता कि कुछ बहुत नया हो रहा है।

I'm seeing more and more interesting horror come my way. More and more interesting thrillers and genre films are coming my way from the studio level, and they're financed and they have movie stars attached and all of that. But a lot of times, the storytelling just doesn't speak to me. It feels like it's still oftentimes coming out of a kind of prescribed notion of normalcy, prescribed notion of gender roles. There's not a lot of "new" seeming to be happening.

I'm seeing more and more interesting horror come my way. More and more interesting thrillers and genre films are coming my way from the studio level, and they're financed and they have movie stars attached and all of that. But a lot of times, the storytelling just doesn't speak to me. It feels like it's still oftentimes coming out of a kind of prescribed notion of normalcy, prescribed notion of gender roles. There's not a lot of "new" seeming to be happening.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Observation 95%

میرے خیال میں کہانی سنانے کا مطلب میرے لیے یہ ہے کہ میں ایسا فن تخلیق کرتی رہوں جو لوگوں کے دلوں کو اس طرح چھو لے جیسے کوئی اور چیز نہ چھو سکے۔

I guess that storytelling would be for me to keep making art that touches people in a way that nothing else can.

I guess that storytelling would be for me to keep making art that touches people in a way that nothing else can.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मुझे हमेशा से कहानियों की उस ताकत से प्यार रहा है जो मुझे किसी दूसरी दुनिया में ले जाती है, असाधारण संभावनाओं की कल्पना कराती है, उन चीजों का अनुभव कराती है जिनकी पहुंच मेरी आम जिंदगी में नहीं हो सकती - जैसे कि एक सुपरहीरो बनना! साथ ही, मैं हमेशा अपने परिवार और पड़ोसियों के लिए शो आयोजित करती थी; मुझे लगता है कि मैं यह जाने बिना भी एक अभिनेत्री थी।

Ive always loved the power of stories to transport me to another world, to imagine extraordinary possibilities, to experience things I may not have access to in my regular life - like being a superhero! Also, I would always put on shows for my family and the neighbors; I guess I was an actor before I even knew it.

Ive always loved the power of stories to transport me to another world, to imagine extraordinary possibilities, to experience things I may not have access to in my regular life - like being a superhero! Also, I would always put on shows for my family and the neighbors; I guess I was an actor before I even knew it.

Topic Creativity & Expression Creativity
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

हैती उदासी का सबसे अच्छा इलाज है; मेरे लिए यह सबसे रचनात्मक जगह भी है। जब से मैं हैती, में रहने लगा हूँ, मेरी कार्यक्षमता में भारी वृद्धि हुई है। वहीं बैठकर मैं अपनी कहानियाँ लिखता हूँ, अपने विचारों को विकसित करता हूँ और बिना रुके लिखता रहता हूँ, इसलिए वह समय मेरे लिए काम करने का होता है, सुस्ती का नहीं।

Haiti is the best cure against melancholy; it is also the most creative place for me to be. My productivity has increased enormously since I moved to Haiti. That's where I write my stories, develop my ideas and write nonstop, so it's a productive time, not a sleepy time.

Haiti is the best cure against melancholy; it is also the most creative place for me to be. My productivity has increased enormously since I moved to Haiti. That's where I write my stories, develop my ideas and write nonstop, so it's a productive time, not a sleepy time.

Topic Creativity & Expression Creativity
Tone: Passionate Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

जब मैं छोटा था, तो मैं ऐसे गाने लिखता था जो मेरी सुनी हुई धुनों की नकल होते थे, क्योंकि तब मैं महज़ बारह साल का था। आप रेडियो सुनते थे और बस यही सब लिखते थे, जैसे [गाते हुए] "अरे लड़की, ज़रा खुद को तो देखो", आप समझ रहे हैं न मैं क्या कह रहा हूँ। मुझे लगता है कि ऐसा करने से भी मेरे लिए ऐसे गाने लिखना आसान हो गया जो मेरे अपने जीवन से जुड़े नहीं थे, क्योंकि बचपन से ही मैंने कभी निजी विषयों पर गाने नहीं लिखे, वे हमेशा नकल जैसे होते थे। और अब मैं बस यह समझने की कोशिश कर रहा हूँ कि मेरा लेखन कहाँ से आता है और इसका आधार क्या है।

I used to write songs that mimicked other songs that I would hear as a kid, cos I was 12 years old when I was writing those, right. And you hear a radio so all I'd write about was [sings] "hey girl, look at you", you know what I mean. I think that even doing that made it easier for me to write non-personal songs because, from a kid, I never wrote personal songs, they were always like mimicking. And now I'm just trying to understand my writing and where it's coming from.

I used to write songs that mimicked other songs that I would hear as a kid, cos I was 12 years old when I was writing those, right. And you hear a radio so all I'd write about was [sings] "hey girl, look at you", you know what I mean. I think that even doing that made it easier for me to write non-personal songs because, from a kid, I never wrote personal songs, they were always like mimicking. And now I'm just trying to understand my writing and where it's coming from.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 95%

मैंचेस्टर यूथ थिएटर, फिर नेशनल स्टूडेंट थिएटर कंपनी और बाद में मेरी डिग्री की पढ़ाई—इन सभी ने मिलकर कहानियाँ कहने और निर्देशन के प्रति मेरे प्रेम को आकार देने में मदद की।

Manchester Youth theater, then the National Student Theater Company and later my degree course all helped form my love of telling stories and directing.

Manchester Youth theater, then the National Student Theater Company and later my degree course all helped form my love of telling stories and directing.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मुझे लोगों से संवाद करना बहुत पसंद है, और कई बार भाषा इसके लिए कम पड़ जाती है। मुझे लगता है कि कविता यही काम करती है; जहाँ आप भाषा के साथ प्रयोग करके उन गहराइयों तक पहुँच सकते हैं जिन्हें आम बोलचाल की भाषा या वैज्ञानिक प्रक्रियाओं के जरिए बयां या साझा नहीं किया जा सकता।

I love communicating with people, and sometimes language is not enough. I think that's what poetry is, where you can mess with language and get through to things that can't be described or communicated through regular language or scientific processes.

I love communicating with people, and sometimes language is not enough. I think that's what poetry is, where you can mess with language and get through to things that can't be described or communicated through regular language or scientific processes.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

Mujhe yaad hai jab maine Hawai'i vishwavidyalaya mein padhane ke pehle saal Paul Fussell ko padha tha aur main hairan reh gaya tha ki are, isme toh ek mod (turn) aata hai! Mujhe pehle kisi ne kyun nahi bataya tha?

I remember reading Paul Fussell my first year teaching at U of Hawai'i and being like, oh, it has a turn! Why didn't anyone tell me?

I remember reading Paul Fussell my first year teaching at U of Hawai'i and being like, oh, it has a turn! Why didn't anyone tell me?

Topic Knowledge & Learning Education
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मैं अपने अनुभवों के अलग-अलग हिस्सों से तस्वीरें और विचार चुनता हूँ, और कभी-कभी वे ऐसी चीजें होती हैं जो काल्पनिक होती हैं, या फिर अचानक कहीं से प्रकट हो जाती हैं—जैसे किसी सपने से, या किसी किताब में देखी गई किसी तस्वीर से, या शेल्फ पर रखी किसी किताब के शीर्षक को ताकते हुए। गाने लिखने का यह एक बेहतरीन तरीका है, बस किसी किताबों की अलमारी को देखते रहो!

I source images and ideas from different parts of my experiences, and sometimes they are things that are made-up, or just appear out of nowhere, like out of a dream or an image that I've seen in a book, or even the title of a book that I'm staring at on a shelf. It's a good way to write songs, just stare at a bookshelf!

I source images and ideas from different parts of my experiences, and sometimes they are things that are made-up, or just appear out of nowhere, like out of a dream or an image that I've seen in a book, or even the title of a book that I'm staring at on a shelf. It's a good way to write songs, just stare at a bookshelf!

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

जब मैं कोई गाना लिख रहा होता हूँ, तो मेरे दिमाग में लगातार विचार आते रहते हैं, यह प्रक्रिया इतनी सीधी नहीं होती। मुझे ऐसा महसूस होता जैसे मैं किसी कमरे में हूँ और फर्श पर कपड़ों का एक बड़ा सा ढेर बिखरा हुआ है और मुझे यह चुनना है कि क्या पहनूँ। वहाँ ढेरों अलग-अलग चीजें होती हैं और आप किसी एक को उठाकर सोचते हैं, "नहीं, यह ठीक नहीं है," या फिर आप कहते हैं, "हाँ, मैं इसे इसके साथ पहनूँगा।"

When I'm writing a song, things are always popping into my head, it's not so direct. It feels more like I'm in a room and there's this whole big jumble of clothes on the floor and it's like choosing what to wear. There are a lot of different things in there and you kind of pull something out and think, "No, that's not right," or you're like, "Yes I'll put this on with this."

When I'm writing a song, things are always popping into my head, it's not so direct. It feels more like I'm in a room and there's this whole big jumble of clothes on the floor and it's like choosing what to wear. There are a lot of different things in there and you kind of pull something out and think, "No, that's not right," or you're like, "Yes I'll put this on with this."

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 95%

कई लेखकों का मानना है कि बिना घर छोड़े भी मंजिल तक पहुँचा जा सकता है। वे प्रतिभा में तो यकीन रखते हैं लेकिन कौशल में नहीं।

many writers believe in arrival without leaving home. They believe in talent but not skill.

many writers believe in arrival without leaving home. They believe in talent but not skill.

Topic Achievement & Work Skills
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

क्या कोई 'विचार' किसी कलाकृति का पहले से सोचा गया रूप होता है? या उसका कोई हिस्सा? अगर कुछ होता भी है—और अगर वह तब तक हवा न हो गया हो—तो किसी चीज़ को गढ़ने की प्रक्रिया में सबसे पहले जो चीज़ कुर्बान होती है, यह वही है।

Is an 'idea' an advance visualization of a piece? Part of a piece? If anything - if it hasn't already evaporated - it's one of the very first things sacrificed during the actual process of making something.

Is an 'idea' an advance visualization of a piece? Part of a piece? If anything - if it hasn't already evaporated - it's one of the very first things sacrificed during the actual process of making something.

Topic Creativity & Expression Creativity
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 95%

मेरी रचनात्मक प्रक्रिया में किताबें और पत्रिकाएं पढ़ना, खुले में बैठकर लिखना और खूब घूमना-फिरना शामिल है। गाने लिखते समय मुझे टहलना बहुत पसंद है।

My creative process involves reading books and magazines, writing outside, and moving around a lot. I like to pace around when I'm writing songs.

My creative process involves reading books and magazines, writing outside, and moving around a lot. I like to pace around when I'm writing songs.

Topic Creativity & Expression Creativity
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

आपको अपने किरदारों की सच्चाई की फ़िक्र होनी चाहिए और यह सुनिश्चित करना चाहिए कि वे आपके दृष्टिकोण पर खरे उतरें। अगर आपने अपना काम ईमानदारी से किया है, तो बाकी चीज़ें खुद-ब-खुद हो जाएंगी। मुझे हॉरर शैली पसंद है, लेकिन मैं इससे आगे निकलकर कुछ और करना चाहता हूँ। मैं चाहता हूँ कि गंभीर दर्शक भी आसानी से डरा देने वाले दृश्यों से आगे की संभावनाओं को देखें और इसके बहुआयामी सौंदर्य को अपनाएँ।

You must worry about the truth of your characters and that it fits your vision. The rest will come naturally if you've done your job properly. I love the horror genre but I want to transcend it too. Allow the hardcore audience to see possibilities beyond the easy scare, to embrace its multi-faceted richness.

You must worry about the truth of your characters and that it fits your vision. The rest will come naturally if you've done your job properly. I love the horror genre but I want to transcend it too. Allow the hardcore audience to see possibilities beyond the easy scare, to embrace its multi-faceted richness.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Life Advice 95%

यदि आप एक लेखक/निर्देशक हैं, तो [फिल्म के] पात्र आपके अपने ही व्यक्तित्व का हिस्सा होते हैं।

If you are a writer/director, the [movie] characters are a part of yourself.

If you are a writer/director, the [movie] characters are a part of yourself.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

मैंने खुद को एक कैथोलिक लेखक के रूप में पहचानना शुरू कर दिया है क्योंकि छवि, प्रतीक, कला और उसके प्रभावों के बारे में मेरी पूरी सोच, शुरुआती दिनों से ही कैथोलिक संस्कृति, अनुष्ठानों और कला में डूबे रहने से गढ़ी गई है। कैथोलिक धर्म मेरे रोम-रोम में समा गया है। कैथोलिक धर्म का मतलब ही है समा जाना और रोम-रोम में बस जाना!

I've begun to recognize myself as a Catholic writer because my whole notion of the image, of symbol, of art and what it can do, has been conditioned by my immersion in Catholic culture, ritual, and art since my earliest days. Catholicism seeped into me through every pore. Catholicism is about seeping and pores!

I've begun to recognize myself as a Catholic writer because my whole notion of the image, of symbol, of art and what it can do, has been conditioned by my immersion in Catholic culture, ritual, and art since my earliest days. Catholicism seeped into me through every pore. Catholicism is about seeping and pores!

Topic Spirituality & Morality Religion
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

फिल्म निर्माण मेरे लिए फोटोग्राफी और कहानियों को इकट्ठा करने के मेरे शौक के साथ-साथ पत्रकारिता, राजनीति विज्ञान और अंतरराष्ट्रीय संबंधों में मेरी रुचि को मिलाने का एक बेहतरीन जरिया बन गया।

Filmmaking became a possible way for me to combine my interest in photography and in gathering stories, as well as my interest in journalism and political science and international relations.

Filmmaking became a possible way for me to combine my interest in photography and in gathering stories, as well as my interest in journalism and political science and international relations.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मैंने पाया कि घूम-घूम कर तस्वीरें खींचना दिलचस्प तो था, लेकिन उससे कहीं अधिक मुझे उन तस्वीरों के पीछे छिपी कहानियों में दिलचस्पी थी। मुझे कहानियों और वृत्तांतों से अधिक लगाव था।

I found that while it was interesting to travel around and take the photographs, I would find that I was more interested in the stories behind the photographs. I was more interested in narrative.

I found that while it was interesting to travel around and take the photographs, I would find that I was more interested in the stories behind the photographs. I was more interested in narrative.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%
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