“When you are very idealistic, but caught in a world which is all about...” — Anurag Kashyap Quote

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

“I used to spend a lot of time cutting out film posters from papers and putting them up on the wall in my room.”

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

“But for a song like 'Paprika,' I typically feel like I need to experience anguish a lot of the time to feel like I've put in enough hard work.”

“I speak of a clinical depression that is the background of your entire life, a background of anguish and anxiety, a sense that nothing goes well, that pleasure is unavailable and all your strategies collapse.”

“All the books on my shelves, when I would go to them to look for help with my anguish, they all just seemed so crass. They didn't get it. Those books don't understand. Nobody understands.”