Career Quotes

मैंने छह साल की उम्र में पियानो सीखना शुरू कर दिया था, लेकिनशोख को करियर के रूप में तब सोचा जब मैं किशोरावस्था में था। मैंने शास्त्रीय संगीत की शिक्षा ली, और मेरे वाद्य यंत्र गिटार और पियानो थे। मैं बैंड्स में कीबोर्ड बजाता था, और हाई स्कूल के बाद मैं संगीत की पढ़ाई के लिए वियना की म्यूजिक एकेडमी चला गया। इसके बाद मैं एक सेशन प्लेयर बन गया, जिसका सबसे बड़ा पड़ाव 'टेंजेरीन ड्रीम' के साथ मेरा काम रहा।

I started piano lessons at age six but didn't take music seriously until I was a teenager, when I thought about a career in music. I studied classical music, and my instruments were guitar and piano. I played keyboards in bands, and after high school I went to Vienna to study at the Academy of Music. I also became a session player, which culminated in my work with Tangerine Dream.

I started piano lessons at age six but didn't take music seriously until I was a teenager, when I thought about a career in music. I studied classical music, and my instruments were guitar and piano. I played keyboards in bands, and after high school I went to Vienna to study at the Academy of Music. I also became a session player, which culminated in my work with Tangerine Dream.

आप सिर्फ नकल करके और नए विचार पैदा करते हुए आगे नहीं बढ़ सकते। आपको अपने भीतर की उस शुद्ध और अनछुए हिस्से से जुड़ना ही होगा, वरना आपका करियर लंबे समय तक नहीं टिकेगा।

You can't just imitate and keep coming up with ideas. You have to be tapping into something that's pure and unconscious in yourself or you'll have no career.

You can't just imitate and keep coming up with ideas. You have to be tapping into something that's pure and unconscious in yourself or you'll have no career.

पुस्तकों का प्रकाशन कभी ऐसा स्वर्ग नहीं था जिसे 'संपादक चलाते हों', और आज यह ऐसा नर्क भी बिल्कुल नहीं है जिसे 'अकाउंटेंट चलाते हों'। अगर हमारा 'मात्र उद्देश्य' 'तत्काल मुनाफा कमाना' होता, तो न केवल हम वे तमाम काम कभी न करते जो हम रोजाना करते हैं, बल्कि शायद हम इस पब्लिशिंग बिजनेस में होते ही नहीं।

Book publishing was never a heaven "run by editors", and it is by no means today a hell "run by accountants." If our "sole interest" was "instant profit," not only would we never do any number of the things we actually do every day, we probably wouldn't be in book publishing at all.

Book publishing was never a heaven "run by editors", and it is by no means today a hell "run by accountants." If our "sole interest" was "instant profit," not only would we never do any number of the things we actually do every day, we probably wouldn't be in book publishing at all.

निर्देशक मोइसेस कॉफ़मैन को अभी-अभी राष्ट्रपति [बराक] ओबामा से नेशनल मेडल ऑफ़ द आर्ट्स मिला है। उन्होंने 'द लारेमी प्रोजेक्ट' लिखा और उसका निर्देशन किया है, साथ ही वे कई पुलित्ज़र पुरस्कार विजेता नाटकों का निर्देशन भी कर चुके हैं। थिएटर की दुनिया में वे एक बेहद मंझे हुए और गहरे निर्देशक हैं।

The director, Moisés Kaufman, just received the national medal of the arts from President [Barack] Obama . He wrote and directed The Laramie Project and he has directed several Pulitzer prize-winning plays. He's a pretty profound director in the theater.

The director, Moisés Kaufman, just received the national medal of the arts from President [Barack] Obama . He wrote and directed The Laramie Project and he has directed several Pulitzer prize-winning plays. He's a pretty profound director in the theater.

एक अभिनेता के रूप में, ऐसा बहुत कम होता है कि कोई आपको ऐसी स्क्रिप्ट भेजे जो इतनी शानदार हो।

As an actor, it doesn't happen often that somebody sends you a script that is first of all that good.

As an actor, it doesn't happen often that somebody sends you a script that is first of all that good.

मैं थिएटर की दुनिया से आता हूँ। मैंने अपने करियर की शुरुआत एक स्टैंड-अप कॉमेडियन के तौर पर की थी और बाद में एक अभिनेता बन गया।

I come from the stage. I started my career as a stand-up comedian and then later on became an actor.

I come from the stage. I started my career as a stand-up comedian and then later on became an actor.

मैं इस ब्रह्मांड का केंद्र नहीं हूँ। और यह एक ऐसा सबक है जो मुझे बार-बार सीखना पड़ता है; मैं कहूँगा कि यह एक ऐसा काम है जो मुझे लगातार करना पड़ता है। और एक ऐसे पेशे में होना जो काफी हद तक खुद में ही मग्न रहने पर आधारित है, ऐसी स्थिति में इस बात को संभालना कभी-कभी काफी पेचीदा हो जाता है।

I am not the center of the universe. And it's a lesson that I keep having to learn; it's my ongoing work, I'd say. And being in a career that is predicated on a degree of self-absorption, that is a tricky thing to negotiate sometimes.

I am not the center of the universe. And it's a lesson that I keep having to learn; it's my ongoing work, I'd say. And being in a career that is predicated on a degree of self-absorption, that is a tricky thing to negotiate sometimes.

मुझे इसके लिए आमंत्रित किया गया था। ऑक्सफोर्ड यूनिवर्सिटी प्रेस अपने आप में बेहद प्रतिष्ठित प्रकाशन है, इसलिए जब वे खुद आपके पास आएं और आपको ऐसी किसी पहल का हिस्सा बनने के लिए कहें, तो आप मना नहीं कर सकते। उनके साथ काम करना वाकई सम्मान की बात है, खासकर इतने बड़े प्रोजेक्ट पर। हालांकि, वे मुझ तक कैसे पहुँचे, इसकी कहानी अप्रत्याशित अवसरों को पैदा करने और जीवन के अनजाने मोड़ों से सीखने का एक बेहतरीन सबक है।

I was invited. Oxford University Press is simply as prestigious a press as there is so when they come to your door and invite you to be a part of something like this, you say yes. It truly is an honor to work with them, particularly on a project as large as this one. The story of how they came to me is a good lesson though about the unexpected and creating new opportunities.

I was invited. Oxford University Press is simply as prestigious a press as there is so when they come to your door and invite you to be a part of something like this, you say yes. It truly is an honor to work with them, particularly on a project as large as this one. The story of how they came to me is a good lesson though about the unexpected and creating new opportunities.

मैं एक अजीब सी नौकरी करने वाला बस आम इंसान हूँ।

I'm just a regular dude with an odd job.

I'm just a regular dude with an odd job.

यहाँ तक कि जब मैं अरेस्टा रिकॉर्ड्स के साथ थी, जो मेरे करियर का सबसे आज़ाद दौर था, तब भी आपको हर छोटी-बड़ी बात के लिए एक समिति की मंज़ूरी लेनी पड़ती थी—चाहे वह बजट हो, एल्बम का कवर हो, या फिर यह तय करना हो कि आपको कितने गाने रिकॉर्ड करने हैं। लेकिन यह पूरी तरह से आज़ाद माहौल था। हमें किसी को जवाब नहीं देना था। हमें किसी चीज़ की अनुमति नहीं लेनी पड़ी।

Even when I was with Arista records, which was the freest part of my career, you still have to run a lot of stuff by committee whether it's a budget, or the album artwork, or how may songs you get to record. This was total freedom. We had nobody to answer to. We didn't have to get anything approved.

Even when I was with Arista records, which was the freest part of my career, you still have to run a lot of stuff by committee whether it's a budget, or the album artwork, or how may songs you get to record. This was total freedom. We had nobody to answer to. We didn't have to get anything approved.

यह मेरे लिए किसी वरदान से कम नहीं है कि मैं जिस चीज़ से सबसे ज्यादा प्यार करती हूँ, मुझे उसी के पैसे मिलते हैं।

It's just such a blessing that I get to be paid for something that I'm in love with.

It's just such a blessing that I get to be paid for something that I'm in love with.

जब मैंने काम करना छोड़ा, तो लगभग पंद्रह मिनट में ही मेरा अपनी पहचान से जुड़ाव खत्म हो गया।

When I quit working, I lost all sense of identity in about fifteen minutes.

When I quit working, I lost all sense of identity in about fifteen minutes.

अगर आप लाइव परफ़ॉर्म कर सकते हैं और अपना खर्च खुद उठा सकते हैं, तो आज के इस दौर में पैसे कमाने के गिने-चुने तरीकों में से यह भी एक है।

If you can play live and support yourself, it's one of the few ways you're going to actually get paid in this business these days.

If you can play live and support yourself, it's one of the few ways you're going to actually get paid in this business these days.

[मैजिक] जॉनसन वाकई कमाल के इंसान हैं, उन्होंने अपने पेशे में और अपने पेशे के बाहर भी जो कुछ हासिल किया है, वह बेजोड़ है।

[Magic] Johnson is seriously remarkable, in terms of what he has accomplished in his profession and outside of his profession as well.

[Magic] Johnson is seriously remarkable, in terms of what he has accomplished in his profession and outside of his profession as well.

आज हम मीडिया उद्योग में हैं। हम लेखकों और प्रकाशकों को पाठकों तक उनकी किताबें पहुँचाने में मदद करते हैं। और यहीं से हमारी कमाई होती है। हम लेखकों और प्रकाशकों को बुक लॉन्च पैकेज बेचते हैं, जिससे किताब के लॉन्च के समय शुरुआती चर्चा (बज़) पैदा करने में मदद मिलती है और साइट पर विज्ञापनों के ज़रिए उस रफ़्तार को और तेज़ किया जाता है।

We're in the media business today. We're in the business of helping authors and publishers market their books to readers. And that's where we make our money. We sell book launch packages to authors and publishers and really help accelerate, build that early buzz that a book needs to succeed when it launches and accelerate that growth through ads on the site.

We're in the media business today. We're in the business of helping authors and publishers market their books to readers. And that's where we make our money. We sell book launch packages to authors and publishers and really help accelerate, build that early buzz that a book needs to succeed when it launches and accelerate that growth through ads on the site.

21 से 31 साल की उम्र के मेरे ज़्यादातर दोस्त इस बात को समझने के अलग-अलग दौर से गुजर रहे हैं कि वे अपनी जिंदगी का आखिर क्या करने वाले हैं। यह हमारी पीढ़ी का एक बहुत बड़ा हिस्सा है। अगला कदम क्या होगा?

Most of my friends between 21 and 31 are at different stages of figuring out what the hell they are going to do with their lives. It's a big part of our generation. What is the next step?

Most of my friends between 21 and 31 are at different stages of figuring out what the hell they are going to do with their lives. It's a big part of our generation. What is the next step?

कविता एक तरह से मेरे अभिनय करियर तक पहुँचने का पुल बन गई है।

Poetry has, in a way, been my bridge to my acting career.

Poetry has, in a way, been my bridge to my acting career.

सीक्वल फिल्मों में कलाकारों को दोबारा इसलिए नहीं बुलाया जाता क्योंकि उन्होंने पहली [फिल्म] में बहुत खराब अभिनय किया होता है।

The reason why people don't get called back to sequels is because they did badly in the original [movie].

The reason why people don't get called back to sequels is because they did badly in the original [movie].

कविता एक तरह से मेरे अभिनय करियर तक पहुँचने का जरिया बन गई है। मेरे मन में अपनी ज़िंदगी को लेकर इतने सारे सवाल थे कि मैंने उन सवालों को बयां करने के लिए कविता का सहारा लिया। राजनीति, पारिवारिक रिश्तों और ऐसी ही कई अन्य चीज़ों को लेकर मेरे मन में ढेरों सवाल थे।

Poetry has in a way been my bridge to my acting career. I had so many questions about my life, so I took to poetry to express my questions. I had questions about politics, family relationships, and more.

Poetry has in a way been my bridge to my acting career. I had so many questions about my life, so I took to poetry to express my questions. I had questions about politics, family relationships, and more.

अपने अभिनय करियर की मुश्किल यात्रा में खुद को संभाले रखने के लिए मैंने लेखन को अपनी दवा बना लिया। मैंने इस बारे में लिखा कि कैसे मैंने लोगों के दिल तोड़े और कैसे मेरा अपना दिल टूटा। मैंने अपने विचारों पर लिखा, चाहे वे उदारवादी (लिबरल) हों या रूढ़िवादी (क कंजर्वेटिव)। मैंने हर चीज़ पर लिखा। मैंने अपनी ज़िंदगी पर लिखा। जब मेरी जेब में पैसे नहीं होते थे, तो मैं कहानियाँ लिखने के लिए कागज़ के इधर-उधर पड़े टुकड़ों का इस्तेमाल कर लेता था। ऐसा लगता था जैसे, भले ही जेब में फूटी कौड़ी न हो, पर लिखने के लिए कागज़ तो है ही। इसलिए मैंने लिखना जारी रखा।

I took to writing as my medicine to help me stay afloat in acting career journey. I wrote about me breaking hearts, and my heart being broken. I wrote about my views whether they were liberal or conservative. I wrote about everything. I wrote about my life. When I did not have paper coming in as green backs, I'd use random pieces of paper for stories. It was like, I got no money, but I have paper to write. So I wrote.

I took to writing as my medicine to help me stay afloat in acting career journey. I wrote about me breaking hearts, and my heart being broken. I wrote about my views whether they were liberal or conservative. I wrote about everything. I wrote about my life. When I did not have paper coming in as green backs, I'd use random pieces of paper for stories. It was like, I got no money, but I have paper to write. So I wrote.