Anybody who comes to the cinema is bringing they're whole sexual history, their literary history, their movie literacy, their culture, their language, their religion, whatever they've got. I can't possibly manipulate all of that, nor do I want to. — 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 like to accept the version of reality that society and culture hand them. They want to know what's… — 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
