Anurag Kashyap Quotes

We know in our society, women are valued for their sexual desirability and not necessarily for what they have to say.

I hate when they portray women as just sex symbols in short skirts, running around playing dumb. I refuse to watch such films or be in such films.

It's a very good feeling to be around a man who thinks women are juicy.

I would say that, of course, it is wrong to objectify women. But at the same time, entertainment should not be inter-mingled with commodification.

The roles I used to be cast for were typically objectified women, so I was always being shown or spoken about through the lens of the guy.

So often, women are there just to be looked at and be objectified for the titillation of the male audience.

I was groomed as a so-called sex symbol, a rival to Marilyn Monroe, and from then on, whenever my picture appeared in paper, it was 'sex kitten,' 'sex symbol,' 'sex goddess,' 'sex pot.' I've accepted it, and I'm flattered, but in some ways, it's been a hindrance to me because I haven't been able to be taken seriously as an actress.

You can't say that we need to give women more roles, and then when we do, say that they're only there because men want to look at them.

I see explicit covers on magazines, and they're getting even more explicit, and it's like, Are women being empowered, or is this just what sells magazines? Are they feeling pressured, or have they really come into themselves and are saying, 'I am woman, hear me roar?'

In real life, women don't enjoy being degraded and treated like objects/receptacles.

You hear about these shows where there are all these women are supposedly always in a catfight, and then you find out in reality that they're all getting along fine.

It's not my style to either wear minimum clothes, to strip, or to even be comfortable with a sex-symbol label. I just want to do good work instead of sporting such meaningless tags. Sex sells, but to a small extent, not always. And this is what filmmakers have to accept.

Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention.

I think all women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. That's what our purpose is in this business. You're merchandised, you're a product. You're sold and it's based on sex. But that's okay. I think women should be empowered by that, not degraded.

For a while, I was nervous about portraying women because of the objectification that automatically comes with it, whether the artist intends or not.

I just think we tear down women in this country for all these superficial reasons, and women are so great and strong.

Women's bodies are used to sell anything and everything because it works, it grabs people's attention, and advertisers aren't going to stop using something that works.

Prim and proper white women, I like what I see.

Men's magazines often feature pictures of naked ladies. Women's magazines also often feature pictures of naked ladies. This is because the female body is a beautiful work of art, while the male body is hairy and lumpy and should not be seen by the light of day.

You can get a man's attention if you got a pair of boobs and a butt. I hate to simplify them down so much, but I think it's true.

There's nothing wrong with looking at a woman's kneecaps.

Most of the women in film are there to be beautiful to the man.

I don't care for the music when they're talking bad about women because I think women are God's greatest gift to the planet - I just like music.

Every woman should be filled with shame by the thought that she is a woman.

I want men to stop calling me a queen and treating me like an imbecile.