Film Violence Quotes
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Violence is a very ugly thing. Violence is often so casual on film, and made to look so cool and so sexy, but violence is a repulsive, repugnant act that human beings inflict on each other. It shouldn’t seem to be cool and sexy, ever really (Film Violence Quotes)
I did the David Cronenberg film, A History of Violence, with Viggo Mortensen and I played a real sociopath. For the next seven years, I played the psycho-of-the-week (Film Violence Quotes)
Personally, I can’t stand violence. In any standard American mainstream movie, there’s 20 times more violence than in any one of my films, so I don’t know why those directors aren’t asked why they’re such specialists for violence (Film Violence Quotes)
It’s funny to see a film in Spain with a lot of violence because we don’t have a lot of violence. Well, of course, we have violence, some murders, some terrorism and a lot of things. We have suffered a dictatorship, and we talk about the civil war constantly (Film Violence Quotes)
For me, it’s a real shock to see American mainstream films. I can’t see these films because it’s always the same thing to me. This is very American. Violence is very American, and I can’t understand these films. Why do they use violence? To show what? Masculinity? To show fear? Defense? What are you showing with all this violence? (Film Violence Quotes)
I understand working-class culture, tribalism and the ethos of violence, so I make films about these things. (Film Violence Quotes)
I’ve written films that are violent. I’m not big on sitting and watching violence. (Film Violence Quotes)
Some of my films are known for the depiction of violence. I don’t have anything to prove with that any more. (Film Violence Quotes)
I’m very careful about how I portray violence in my films. I do believe that violence, especially violent video games, are not a good thing for young kids. (Film Violence Quotes)
I don’t feel comfortable with violence, and I’m not sure that I film violent scenes properly, and it’s something I’m reticent to do, and yet violence is sort of in all of my films. (Film Violence Quotes)
I think if there was no violence in our world, there would be no violence in film. Violence is a part of human nature, and obviously it’s a troublesome part of human nature. You always have responsibilities when you portray violence in what angle you put down on that scene. (Film Violence Quotes)
This is certainly not to excuse the violence that exists on TV and films and on the Internet. But the truth is that wherever you go in Europe, there are American films and TV shows that are just as popular as at home. And you don’t have that sense of violence in any other place other than America. (Film Violence Quotes)
Boxing is made for film - there is corruption, violence, tragedy and the chance that the underdog can catch the champion with one lucky punch. (Film Violence Quotes)
In Japan, violence isn’t as controversial as it is in the West. Pornography is more restricted, but it’s not hard to make a crazy, extremely violent film. (Film Violence Quotes)