When I am creating art, I have absolutely no social responsibility. It's like dreaming. — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
“As a citizen, of course. As a parent, of course. But as an artist, that's where the paradox is - your responsibility… — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
You know, there's a saying in art that in order to be universal you must be specific. So I think every artist… — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
For me, it's just a normal artistic endeavour to explore the dark side. Certainly, I'm not alone in it. Artists generally don't… — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
The artist's duty to himself is a combination of immense responsibility and immense irresponsibility. I think those two interlock. — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
When I am creating art, I have absolutely no social responsibility. It's like dreaming. — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
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… — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
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… — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
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… — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
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… — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
“As a citizen, of course. As a parent, of course. But as an artist, that's where the paradox is - your responsibility is to… — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
Well I don't think sex and violence have ever stopped a movie from being mainstream. — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
Even Hitchcock liked to think of himself as a puppeteer who was manipulating the strings of his audience and making them jump. He liked… — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
“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… — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
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… — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
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… — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
“As an artist you look into yourself to understand the human potential to be all kinds of things that are not necessarily pleasant but… — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
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… — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
