--- title: "4 Afterlife Quotes By David Cronenberg" description: "4 Afterlife quotes by David Cronenberg. Plus more from David Cronenberg and more Afterlife sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a6/david-cronenberg-8285_afterlife_i-have-a-real-aversion-to-ghosts-because_1854415.jpg" --- > [I have a real aversion to ghosts because I don't believe in them. I think ghosts are actually a religious concept, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/i-have-a-real-aversion-to-ghosts-because-i-don-t-believe-in-them-i/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a6/david-cronenberg-8285_afterlife_i-have-a-real-aversion-to-ghosts-because_1854415.jpg) > [My understanding of life is very existential. I think that we are our bodies. There's nothing else, and when we die, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/my-understanding-of-life-is-very-existential-i-think-that-we-are-our/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fb/david-cronenberg-8285_afterlife_my-understanding-of-life-is-very-existen_1867308.jpg) > [It was apparent to me that religion was an invented thing, a wish-fulfillment thing, a fantasy thing. It was much more real,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/it-was-apparent-to-me-that-religion-was-an-invented-thing-a-wish/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7de/david-cronenberg-8285_absolutes_it-was-apparent-to-me-that-religion-was_2803549.jpg) > [I'm simply a nonbeliever and have been forever. ... I'm interested in saying, 'Let us discuss the existential question. We are all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/i-m-simply-a-nonbeliever-and-have-been-forever-i-m-interested-in/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11a/david-cronenberg-8285_afterlife_i-m-simply-a-nonbeliever-and-have-been-f_2995917.jpg) ## Other authors on Afterlife - [Bangambiki Habyarimana 33 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afterlife/bangambiki-habyarimana/) - [Michael Monroe 27 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afterlife/michael-monroe/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-green-51499.jpg) John Green 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afterlife/john-green/) - [H. L. 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Martin Jr 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afterlife/michael-l-martin-jr/) ## More by David Cronenberg > [When I am creating art, I have absolutely no social responsibility. It's like dreaming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/when-i-am-creating-art-i-have-absolutely-no-social-responsibility-it/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) > [I don't mind writing so I didn't find that difficult, it's just a question of finding the time to do it. I kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/i-don-t-mind-writing-so-i-didn-t-find-that-difficult-it-s-just-a/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) > [It's impossible to make a movie out of 'Naked Lunch.' A literal translation just wouldn't work. It would cost $400 million to make and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/it-s-impossible-to-make-a-movie-out-of-naked-lunch-a-literal/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) > [I'm not very well organized unless I'm plugged into a structure like the opera or a movie. When I'm doing that, I have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/i-m-not-very-well-organized-unless-i-m-plugged-into-a-structure-like/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) > [We are at a major epoch in human history, which is that we don't need sex to recreate the race. You can have babies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/we-are-at-a-major-epoch-in-human-history-which-is-that-we-don-t-need/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) > [“As a citizen, of course. As a parent, of course. But as an artist, that's where the paradox is - your responsibility is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/as-a-citizen-of-course-as-a-parent-of-course-but-as-an-artist-that-s/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) > [Well I don't think sex and violence have ever stopped a movie from being mainstream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/well-i-don-t-think-sex-and-violence-have-ever-stopped-a-movie-from/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) > [Even Hitchcock liked to think of himself as a puppeteer who was manipulating the strings of his audience and making them jump. He liked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/even-hitchcock-liked-to-think-of-himself-as-a-puppeteer-who-was/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) > [“Well, yes,when you no longer have any desire, you are dead. Even desire for a product, a consumer item, is better than no desire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/well-yes-when-you-no-longer-have-any-desire-you-are-dead-even-desire/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) > [You're seeing me develop, not only as a filmmaker if you've seen my earlier films, but you're seeing me kind of learn how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/you-re-seeing-me-develop-not-only-as-a-filmmaker-if-you-ve-seen-my/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) > [I work with my dreams or nightmares.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/i-work-with-my-dreams-or-nightmares/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) > [I never thought I was doing the same thing as directors like John Carpenter, George Romero, and sometimes even Hitchcock, even though I've been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/i-never-thought-i-was-doing-the-same-thing-as-directors-like-john/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) > [“As an artist you look into yourself to understand the human potential to be all kinds of things that are not necessarily pleasant but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/as-an-artist-you-look-into-yourself-to-understand-the-human-potential/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) > [Let's put it this way, when I was casting, I cast Viggo first and then found someone who could play his wife, rather than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/let-s-put-it-this-way-when-i-was-casting-i-cast-viggo-first-and-then/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) > [The desire to be loved is really death when it comes to art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/the-desire-to-be-loved-is-really-death-when-it-comes-to-art/) [David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afterlife/david-cronenberg/#itemlist", "name": "4 Afterlife Quotes By David Cronenberg", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have a real aversion to ghosts because I don't believe in them. 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