ANURAG KASHYAP

Indian films have this obsession with hygienic clean spaces, even though the country's not so clean. They're either shot in the studios or shot in London, in America, in Switzerland - clean places. Everywhere except India.

There shouldn't be any censorship on making a film.

The quality of mainstream cinema has changed. A lot of independent voices feel they can leave everything behind and make independent films.

I think I had more freedom when I began making films. I did not know what could not be done. I was naive. I did what I wanted to. As you gain awareness, you start losing freedom.

I'm a huge Coppola fan. But more of 'Apocalypse Now' and 'The Conversation.' 'The Godfather' for me is, like, number three or four on the list.

In India, there is a psychological problem that movies going to film festivals are boring. It is a problem with exhibitors.

I've become a lot more tolerant; I think before I talk. I can take a lot now. I don't get as angry as I used to. Whenever I do, I channel my anger into my work.

I am a straight talker. I am not politically correct or diplomatic.

I think about my films for a long time, maybe years, but I write them in days.

There is more to Indian cinema than just Bollywood. I think regional cinema, especially Tamil and Marathi cinema, are exploring some really bold themes.

I was 16 when I got admission in Hans Raj College. I completed school when I was 16, so everyone in my class - Zoology Honours batch 92 - was 18, and I was often treated like a kid.

Chennai is the birthplace of a new language in cinema. The audiences here are the most evolved moviegoers to be found anywhere in India.

One must go for a film with an open mind; a film best impacts you when your mind is a blank page to the film.

Films are like oxygen for me.

When I'm making a film, I don't want my producer to be on the sets. So when I'm producing a film, I don't want to be on the sets!

When you are very idealistic, but caught in a world which is all about business, it creates anguish.

Through movies, I have met nearly everyone I have wanted to, except Woody Allen.

I do not make movies to send any message, but my treatment makes my viewers think on the subject.

Politicians need a film appreciation course.

'The Dark Knight' is a really good movie that reached both critics and mainstream audiences.

It was only in the early 1990s - during my student years as an aspiring scientist at Delhi University - that I discovered the world of cinema.

I love the digital camera because it makes shooting easier and economical. I shoot fast, and I can shoot a lot. I shoot rehearsal; I just keep on shooting nonstop.

The West sometimes doesn't understand Bollywood, but they can definitely understand how Bollywood influences people.

'Aiyyaa' is a very quirky film.

Fans are your greatest enemies because they tend to bracket you. And the moment someone expects I should do something, I break out. I often tell fans who say, 'Make a 'Gulal 2' or 'Gangs 3,' that I am living my dream, not theirs.