Career Quotes

मेरे जैसे अभिनेताओं के लिए आज ऐसे बहुत सारे बेहतरीन और दिलचस्प किरदार मौजूद नहीं हैं।

There aren't a lot of great parts out there that are interesting for people in my category.

There aren't a lot of great parts out there that are interesting for people in my category.

अभिनय करना मज़ेदार है। मुझे यह पसंद है, लेकिन इसे गंभीर स्तर पर करने के ज़्यादा मौके नहीं मिलते। यह या तो घटिया कम्युनिटी म्यूजिकल जैसा होता है, या फिर अगर आप भाग्यशाली हैं तो किसी गंभीर प्रोजेक्ट में आपको कास्ट कर लिया जाता है। मुझे लगता है कि इसके पीछे पूरी शिद्दत से पड़ना पड़ता है, और जहाँ तक मेरी बात है, मेरा ध्यान थोड़ा भटक जाता है।

Acting is fun. I enjoy it, but there is just not many opportunities to do it on a serious level. It is kind of either bad community musicals, or if you are lucky enough to be cast in something serious. I feel like you really have to be going after it, and for me I am a little bit distracted.

Acting is fun. I enjoy it, but there is just not many opportunities to do it on a serious level. It is kind of either bad community musicals, or if you are lucky enough to be cast in something serious. I feel like you really have to be going after it, and for me I am a little bit distracted.

वे आपको जितना ज़्यादा पैसा देंगे, वे आपका उतना ही सम्मान करेंगे और आपके शो का उतना ही आनंद लेंगे।

The more they pay you the more they will respect you and enjoy your show.

The more they pay you the more they will respect you and enjoy your show.

युवा कलाकारों के बारे में यह आम धारणा है कि वे अपनी अभिनय क्षमता दिखाने के लिए अलग-अलग तरह के काम करना चाहते हैं, और यह सच भी है। कम से कम मेरे लिए तो, मैं अलग-अलग तरह के काम करते रहना चाहता हूँ; अलग काम करने से आपको अलग-अलग चीज़ें देखने को मिलती हैं।

The cliché about young actors is that they want to diversify the work that they do to show their range, but it's true. Or at least, for me, I want to keep doing different stuff; doing different work, you see different things.

The cliché about young actors is that they want to diversify the work that they do to show their range, but it's true. Or at least, for me, I want to keep doing different stuff; doing different work, you see different things.

अभिनेता बनने के लिए एक बहुत ही खास, अद्भुत और असाधारण व्यक्तित्व की आवश्यकता होती है। मैं उनसे प्यार करता हूँ। उनके बिना मेरा काम नहीं चल सकता। मैंने कई फिल्म अभिनेताओं के साथ काम किया है और उनमें से ज्यादातर अपनी तैयारी के मामले में बहुत पक्के होते हैं क्योंकि वे शूटिंग के लिए हमेशा तैयार रहने के आदी होते हैं: आपके पास अपना अभिनय तैयार होना चाहिए, आपके संवाद याद होने चाहिए, और बाकी सभी के तैयार होते ही मैदान में उतरने के लिए हर चीज़ लगभग तय और तैयार होनी चाहिए।

It takes such a particular amazing and extraordinary type of personality to become an actor. I love them. You can't do my job without them. I've worked with a lot of film actors and most of them are so, so prepared in their approach because they are used to turning up ready to shoot: you have to have your performance, you have to have your lines, you have to have everything pretty much decided and ready to go whenever everyone else is ready.

It takes such a particular amazing and extraordinary type of personality to become an actor. I love them. You can't do my job without them. I've worked with a lot of film actors and most of them are so, so prepared in their approach because they are used to turning up ready to shoot: you have to have your performance, you have to have your lines, you have to have everything pretty much decided and ready to go whenever everyone else is ready.

वह सुबह 5 बजे उठना होगा... मेरी समझ में नहीं आता कि फिल्में इतनी थका देने वाली लंबी शिफ्टों में क्यों शूट की जाती हैं। मुझे लगता है कि लागत को बहुत सख्ती से कम करने की जिद न करके 8 घंटे की शिफ्ट रखना ज्यादा बेहतर होगा। आखिरकार इससे फिल्मों को ही फायदा होगा।

That would be getting up at 5 am... I don't understand why film's shoot such brutal hours. I think it'd be worth it to not be so strictly cost-effective and have an 8 hour day. The film's would benefit in the end.

That would be getting up at 5 am... I don't understand why film's shoot such brutal hours. I think it'd be worth it to not be so strictly cost-effective and have an 8 hour day. The film's would benefit in the end.

सच कहूँ तो, मैंने थिएटर की कोई औपचारिक ट्रेनिंग नहीं ली है और भले ही मुझे अपने हुनर पर पूरा भरोसा हो, लेकिन थिएटर करने के लिए शरीर और आवाज की मांसपेशियों का ज्यादा दुरुस्त होना जरूरी होता है, और इसलिए मैं कई बार उन अभिनेताओं को प्राथमिकता देती हूँ जिनकी ट्रेनिंग बेहतर होती है। लेकिन जब कभी मुझे मौका चाहिए होता है, तो मैं पूरी कोशिश करती हूँ, खासकर तब जब कोई नाटक या किरदार मेरे दिल को छू जाता है और सही मौका सामने आता है। थिएटर के दर्शकों से मिलने वाली तुरंत प्रतिक्रिया बेहद रोमांचक, हौसला बढ़ाने वाली और रूह को तृप्त करने वाली होती है; पर्दा गिरते वक्त यह जानना कि आपने दर्शकों को कितना प्रभावित किया है, आपके अहंकार को बहुत संतुष्ट कर सकता है, फिर चाहे वह अच्छा हो या बुरा।

To be honest, I am not theatre-trained and though I am confident in my skill set, to do theatre requires a better-tuned set of muscles and I sometimes defer to actors who are better trained. But at the times I do want a shot, I'll go for it, especially if the piece speaks to me and the opportunity comes up. The immediate response from a theatre audience is so thrilling, affirming, and soul-feeding; to know how you've affected an audience at curtain can be ego-blowing, both good and bad.

To be honest, I am not theatre-trained and though I am confident in my skill set, to do theatre requires a better-tuned set of muscles and I sometimes defer to actors who are better trained. But at the times I do want a shot, I'll go for it, especially if the piece speaks to me and the opportunity comes up. The immediate response from a theatre audience is so thrilling, affirming, and soul-feeding; to know how you've affected an audience at curtain can be ego-blowing, both good and bad.

शोबिज (मनोरंजन की दुनिया) बहुत मतलबी और अनिश्चित है, और हालाँकि मुझे एक बेहतरीन करियर का आशीर्वाद मिला है, लेकिन कौन जाने यह कब तक टिकेगा?

Show business is fickle, and though I have been blessed with a healthy career, who knows how long that will last?

Show business is fickle, and though I have been blessed with a healthy career, who knows how long that will last?

हाल ही में हम महिलाओं द्वारा "सब कुछ पा लेने" (हैविंग इट ऑल) के बारे में बहुत सुन रहे हैं। व्यक्तिगत रूप से मुझे लगता है कि यह आज के समय में महिलाओं के जीवन का सही वर्णन नहीं है। मुझे ऐसा लगता है कि हम सब बस 'सब कुछ करने' (डूइंग इट ऑल) में लगी हुई हैं।

Recently we've been hearing a lot about women "having it all." Myself, I think that is not really an accurate description of female lives today. It seems to me that what we have been up to is DOING it all.

Recently we've been hearing a lot about women "having it all." Myself, I think that is not really an accurate description of female lives today. It seems to me that what we have been up to is DOING it all.

करियर की सीढ़ी के निचले और बीच के पायदानों पर महिलाओं ने जबरदस्त प्रगति की है, लेकिन हम वरिष्ठ पदों पर छलांग लगाने में विफल हो रहे हैं। हर कोई झट से यह नतीजा निकाल लेता है कि मातृत्व ही वह वजह है जो महिलाओं को पीछे खींचती है, लेकिन अक्सर असली बड़ी बाधा कार्यकारी उपस्थिति (एग्जीक्यूटिव प्रेजेंस) की कमी होती है।

Women have made enormous progress on the lower and middle rungs of the career ladder, but we are failing to make the leap into senior positions. Everyone jumps to the conclusion that it's motherhood that holds women back, but often the big roadblock is the lack of executive presence.

Women have made enormous progress on the lower and middle rungs of the career ladder, but we are failing to make the leap into senior positions. Everyone jumps to the conclusion that it's motherhood that holds women back, but often the big roadblock is the lack of executive presence.

हॉलीवुड में एक बात यह है कि वहाँ कम से कम कुछ ऐसे लोग ज़रूर हैं जिन्हें हम बंद दरवाज़ों के पीछे और छोटे दायरे में ऐसा मानते हैं कि उनमें पी.टी. बर्नम (मशहूर शोमैन) जैसी जादुई खूबी होती है। जिसका मतलब यह है कि हो सकता है वे सबसे प्रतिभाशाली न हों, हो सकता है वे सबसे समझदार न हों, लेकिन उनकी फिल्में चली हैं या उन्होंने पुरस्कार जीते हैं, इसलिए वे आगे बढ़ जाते हैं।

There's a thing about Hollywood where there are at least a couple of guys that behind closed doors and in small circles we think of as having a magical P.T. Barnum quality. Which is to say, they may not be the most talented, and they may not be the smartest, but their movies made money or won awards, so they move ahead.

There's a thing about Hollywood where there are at least a couple of guys that behind closed doors and in small circles we think of as having a magical P.T. Barnum quality. Which is to say, they may not be the most talented, and they may not be the smartest, but their movies made money or won awards, so they move ahead.

मुझे असल में नहीं लगता कि हॉलीवुड में वह 'अहंकार की परख' या "मैं इससे बेहतर कर सकती हूँ" वाली मानसिकता ज़्यादा काम आती है, क्योंकि हॉलीवुड में प्रतिभा के दम पर तरक्की मिलने की कोई गारंटी नहीं है। आप किसी भी करियर को उठाकर देख लें तो समझ आ जाएगा कि अगर सफलता सिर्फ़ आपकी फिल्मों के रचनात्मक या व्यावसायिक रूप से सफल होने पर निर्भर करती, तो ये चीज़ें बेमानी नहीं लगतीं। कई लोग बिना इस मानसिकता के भी आगे निकल जाते हैं, और कई लोग ऐसे भी हैं जो इसे होने के बावजूद आगे नहीं बढ़ पाते।

I don't think actually that kind of ego check or "I could do better" mentality probably serves better in Hollywood, because it's definitely not a meritocracy. You can look at any number of careers and sort of see that they don't really make sense if it was only based on your movies working either creatively or financially. There are people that move ahead without that, and there are people that don't move ahead even if they did have that.

I don't think actually that kind of ego check or "I could do better" mentality probably serves better in Hollywood, because it's definitely not a meritocracy. You can look at any number of careers and sort of see that they don't really make sense if it was only based on your movies working either creatively or financially. There are people that move ahead without that, and there are people that don't move ahead even if they did have that.

मैं आज भी यही कहूँगी कि मैं अभिनय की दुनिया में वापस लौटना पसंद करूँगी, लेकिन मेरे बच्चों के बड़े हो जाने के बाद। आप सब कुछ छोड़कर किसी बुलावा आने पर अचानक नहीं जा सकते और एक स्थिर जीवन नहीं जी सकते।

I still say I would love to go back to acting, but after my kids are older. You can't just drop everything and go out on a call and keep a stable life.

I still say I would love to go back to acting, but after my kids are older. You can't just drop everything and go out on a call and keep a stable life.

अभिनय के बाद भी एक जीवन होता है।

There's life after acting.

There's life after acting.

मुझे याद है कि मैं उनके (रिचर्ड इंग्लैंड) पास गई और कहा, “आप मुझे कोई भूमिकाएँ क्यों नहीं देते?” मैंने 'रेमंडो' और कुछ अन्य अच्छी भूमिकाएँ निभाई थीं, लेकिन ज़्यादातर वे बाकी लड़कियों को ही भूमिकाएँ दे रहे थे। उन्होंने कहा, “वे लड़कियाँ छोटी हैं और एबीएटी (ABT) में नहीं पहुँच पाएँगी, लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि तुम एबीएटी में चुन ली जाओगी। मुझे लगता है कि तुम लंबे समय तक नृत्य करोगी, इसलिए मुझे तुम्हारी कोई चिंता नहीं है।”

I remember going to him (Richard England) and saying, “You know, how come you don't give me any parts?” I did Raymonda and a couple of other nice parts, but mostly he was giving a lot of parts to the other girls. He said, “Those girls are short and they're not going to get into ABT, but I think you are going to get into ABT. I think you're going dance later, so I'm not worried about you.”

I remember going to him (Richard England) and saying, “You know, how come you don't give me any parts?” I did Raymonda and a couple of other nice parts, but mostly he was giving a lot of parts to the other girls. He said, “Those girls are short and they're not going to get into ABT, but I think you are going to get into ABT. I think you're going dance later, so I'm not worried about you.”

वर्तमान आर्थिक मंदी से उबरने के लिए यह अनुमान लगाया गया है कि हमें आने वाले दशक में लगभग 1.7 करोड़ से 2 करोड़ नई नौकरियों की ज़रूरत होगी... और यह कल्पना करना बहुत मुश्किल है कि ये नौकरियाँ कहाँ से आएंगी जब तक कि हम विनिर्माण (मैन्युफैक्चरिंग) को नए सिरे से खड़ा करने में पूरी गंभीरता से नहीं जुट जाते।

To recover from the current economic downturn, it has been estimated that we need to create on the order of 17 million to 20 million new jobs in the coming decade...And it's very hard to imagine where those jobs are going to come from unless we seriously get busy reinventing manufacturing.

To recover from the current economic downturn, it has been estimated that we need to create on the order of 17 million to 20 million new jobs in the coming decade...And it's very hard to imagine where those jobs are going to come from unless we seriously get busy reinventing manufacturing.

उस पूरे समय में मैंने जो देखा, वह यह था कि अनगिनत सौदे खत्म हो रहे थे और निर्माता गायब हो रहे थे, कम फिल्में बन रही थीं और हालात ज्यादा मुश्किल होते जा रहे थे। जोएल के साथ काम करते हुए, हम एक तरह के सुरक्षित दायरे में थे क्योंकि वह हमेशा ऐसी चीजें बना रहे थे जो स्टूडियो के लिए काम कर रही थीं और उस तरह की चीजें चल रही थीं। हम हमेशा किसी न किसी प्रोजेक्ट की शूटिंग में व्यस्त रहते थे।

What I saw over all that time were so many deals disappearing and producers disappearing, fewer movies getting made, and it just being a bit more difficult. Working with Joel, we were in a bit of a bubble because he was always making things that were working for the studio and that kind of thing. We were always in production on something.

What I saw over all that time were so many deals disappearing and producers disappearing, fewer movies getting made, and it just being a bit more difficult. Working with Joel, we were in a bit of a bubble because he was always making things that were working for the studio and that kind of thing. We were always in production on something.

मेरी आंटी ने मेरे चचेरे भाई-बहनों को बच्चों की एक मॉडलिंग एजेंसी में डलवा दिया, फिर मेरी मम्मी ने भी हम दोनों के साथ ऐसा ही किया। मुझे और मेरी बहन को कुछ टीवी विज्ञापनों में काम मिल गया, जिससे अच्छी खासी पॉकेट मनी मिल जाती थी। एक डायरेक्टर ने मेरी तस्वीरें देखीं और मुझे एक शॉर्ट फिल्म करने के लिए कहा।

My aunt put my cousins into a childrens modelling agency, then my mum did it with us. Me and my sister got a few TV adverts, which was good pocket money. A director saw photos of me and asked me to do a short film.

My aunt put my cousins into a childrens modelling agency, then my mum did it with us. Me and my sister got a few TV adverts, which was good pocket money. A director saw photos of me and asked me to do a short film.

मैंने ज़्यादा टेलीविज़न पर काम नहीं किया। मैं सीधे फिल्मों में आ गया था।

I didn't really do too much television. I really went straight into film.

I didn't really do too much television. I really went straight into film.

कभी-कभी आप कोई काम इसलिए स्वीकार करते हैं क्योंकि वह एक प्रस्ताव होता है, वह बड़ा होता है और उसमें पैसे अच्छे मिलते हैं, और आपको इस प्रक्रिया का पूरा सम्मान करना चाहिए, क्योंकि यह आसान नहीं होता है।

Sometimes you take something because it's an offer and it's big and it's good money and you have to absolutely respect that process, because it's not easier.

Sometimes you take something because it's an offer and it's big and it's good money and you have to absolutely respect that process, because it's not easier.