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> [The artist's duty to himself is a combination of immense responsibility and immense irresponsibility. I think those two interlock.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cronenberg/the-artist-s-duty-to-himself-is-a-combination-of-immense/)

[David Cronenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cronenberg/)

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## 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/)

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