“When the devil wants to destroy talented writers, he makes them journalists. Thus he makes sure he has killed their creativity.”

“The hired journalist, I thought, ought to realize that he is partly in the entertainment business and partly in the advertising business – advertising either goods, or a cause, or a government. He just has to make up his mind whom he wants to entertain, and what he wants to advertise.”

“Karthik Raja is immensely talented. It’s unfortunate he hasn’t got the right break. Be it technology, manuscript or knowledge of genres, he is thorough. I’m sure he will make it ASAP.”

“He's a highly talented guy. He does very good movies and he's not the sort of person who always talks bullshit. He does many, many things right. But he's also sick. Obsessed. He wants to make history, not movies. Anyone who wants to make history is stupid.”

“The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people meaner.”

“He exuded confidence without ever looking as is he wanted to make sure everyone else knew how confident he was.”

“a writer must always tell the truth (unless he's a journalist)”

“If the devil cannot make us bad, he will make us busy.”

“The worst advice Stan Lee ever gave me: “Work with the devil himself if he has talent.””

“A writer wants what he has to say to be heard again and again. He wants it to be heard after he is dead.”