Top 59 Quotes by Anurag Kashyap

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

Studios never put pressure. They know the kind of films I want to make.

People always accuse me of making these dark, depressing movies. 'Why do you have to pick up on real issues? People are so exhausted and miserable.'

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.

I think the perspective that small-town directors bring to films is very different.

In 'Gangs of Wasseypur,' I wanted to take violence forward and play it up.

Conventional Indian cinema is about people falling in love. They sing, they dance.

I am still where I started. I am still struggling. In fact, the struggle has only got bigger. I always try to go beyond my means, and this where the struggle comes in.

I shoot reality-based movies, and in actual locations, shooting them with a star is next to impossible.