--- title: "23 Like Torture Quotes by 21 authors" description: "Browse 23 Like Torture quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Like Torture sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/alexa-chung-4049_bad_a-bad-outfit-can-really-get-me-down-if-i_3217040.jpg" --- > [A bad outfit can really get me down. If I'm wearing something really normal and boring, it's like torture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexa-chung/a-bad-outfit-can-really-get-me-down-if-i-m-wearing-something-really/) [Alexa Chung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexa-chung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/alexa-chung-4049_bad_a-bad-outfit-can-really-get-me-down-if-i_3217040.jpg) > [Being on a film set, it's mind-numbing. It's like torture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-grant/being-on-a-film-set-it-s-mind-numbing-it-s-like-torture/) [Hugh Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/hugh-grant-4025_cinema_being-on-a-film-set-it-s-mind-numbing-it_198362.png) > [“Deontology states that there are certain things, like torture, that you just shouldn’t do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-edmonds/deontology-states-that-there-are-certain-things-like-torture-that-you/) [David Edmonds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-edmonds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b48/david-edmonds-64956_certain-things_deontology-states-that-there-are-certain_2870109.jpg) > [“Authors write books for one, and only one, reason: because we like to torture people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/authors-write-books-for-one-and-only-one-reason-because-we-like-to/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cd/brandon-sanderson-112_authors_authors-write-books-for-one-and-only-one_2283865.jpg) > [It's very much like a torture sometimes, the process of trying to get rid of an accent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penelope-cruz/it-s-very-much-like-a-torture-sometimes-the-process-of-trying-to-get/) [Penelope Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penelope-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d0/penelope-cruz-2508_accents_it-s-very-much-like-a-torture-sometimes_1515032.png) > [Sometimes you do a sound installation, and the first day or two it is very exciting. Then you are hearing this every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-deitch/sometimes-you-do-a-sound-installation-and-the-first-day-or-two-it-is/) [Jeffrey Deitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-deitch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/405/jeffrey-deitch-17629_every-day_sometimes-you-do-a-sound-installation-an_837792.png) > [I'm down for indefinitely chilling as long as I'm not self-aware during it. That seems like it could be torture on some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/i-m-down-for-indefinitely-chilling-as-long-as-i-m-not-self-aware/) [Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a78/oneohtrix-point-never-6973_chilling_i-m-down-for-indefinitely-chilling-as-lo_365963.jpg) > [Each time I work on a film, I say to myself, 'This is it. This is the end.' Because it is so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/each-time-i-work-on-a-film-i-say-to-myself-this-is-it-this-is-the-end/) [Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/732/ryuichi-sakamoto-5498_cinema_each-time-i-work-on-a-film-i-say-to-myse_1116813.jpg) > [I loved performing in the 'High School Musical' movies - that didn't seem like work - but the gym felt like torture!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-tisdale/i-loved-performing-in-the-high-school-musical-movies-that-didn-t-seem/) [Ashley Tisdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-tisdale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da3/ashley-tisdale-2382_felt_i-loved-performing-in-the-high-school-mu_785310.jpg) > [Her absence had felt like torture--almost a form of personal punishment. He had nobody to discuss his feelings with, and for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/her-absence-had-felt-like-torture-almost-a-form-of-personal/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b44/anonymous-1_absence_her-absence-had-felt-like-torture-almost_1843645.jpg) > [“Because the truth is that now that he’s here, she can’t imagine it any other way. Now that he’s here, she worries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-e-smith/because-the-truth-is-that-now-that-he-s-here-she-can-t-imagine-it-any/) [Jennifer E. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-e-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f8/jennifer-e-smith-1454_crossing_because-the-truth-is-that-now-that-he-s_739836.jpg) > [I think certain people like to torture me because they think I've had it easier than I actually have and they think:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariah-carey/i-think-certain-people-like-to-torture-me-because-they-think-i-ve-had/) [Mariah Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariah-carey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dae/mariah-carey-1687_actually_i-think-certain-people-like-to-torture-m_1456901.jpg) > [Writing a book is like torture that you don't know, but after it's done and there it is. It's a joy like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-crews/writing-a-book-is-like-torture-that-you-don-t-know-but-after-it-s/) [Harry Crews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-crews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c4/harry-crews-17383_baby_writing-a-book-is-like-torture-that-you_1363170.png) > [We reject techniques like torture regardless of whether they're effective or ineffective because they are barbaric and harmful on a broad scale.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/we-reject-techniques-like-torture-regardless-of-whether-they-re/) [Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3b/edward-snowden-555_attacking_we-reject-techniques-like-torture-regard_2014029.jpg) > [“For the first time in my life, I was going to do the right thing, and I wished it felt better, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-j-shen/for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-was-going-to-do-the-right-thing-and-i/) [L.J. Shen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-j-shen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/l-j-shen-1983_first-time_for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-was-goin_933235.jpg) > [I think there is a part of me that's always a little bit like, "Why would I torture myself? Just in case…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlize-theron/i-think-there-is-a-part-of-me-that-s-always-a-little-bit-like-why/) [Charlize Theron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlize-theron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/charlize-theron-1430_kind_i-think-there-is-a-part-of-me-that-s-alw_434835.jpg) > [“There was some people hurt far worst than I was in that hospital, let me tell you. Poor old boys with arms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-groom/there-was-some-people-hurt-far-worst-than-i-was-in-that-hospital-let/) [Winston Groom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-groom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/winston-groom-15227_war_there-was-some-people-hurt-far-worst-tha_793781.png) > [When you work this intensely on something, the recording process becomes a bit like cabin fever. I shut everything out and, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washed-out/when-you-work-this-intensely-on-something-the-recording-process/) [Washed Out](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washed-out/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fb/washed-out-6899_outsider_when-you-work-this-intensely-on-somethin_2099394.jpg) > [I like torture. Torture is photogenic. If you make horror movies, you always have to think what's photogenic and what's not. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/udo-kier/i-like-torture-torture-is-photogenic-if-you-make-horror-movies-you/) [Udo Kier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/udo-kier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b9/udo-kier-4433_beautiful_i-like-torture-torture-is-photogenic-if_2482301.jpg) > [Because I’ve lost my children, too, and I know the ache that lives inside the heart that no amount of solace or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/because-i-ve-lost-my-children-too-and-i-know-the-ache-that-lives/) [Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ab/sherrilyn-kenyon-25_able_because-i-ve-lost-my-children-too-and-i_1373424.jpg) > [“That was me. I was The Fixer. Everything was fixed. Well, other than what was important. I walked down the hallway of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-j-shen/that-was-me-i-was-the-fixer-everything-was-fixed-well-other-than-what/) [L.J. Shen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-j-shen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b2/l-j-shen-1983_death_that-was-me-i-was-the-fixer-everything-w_131276.jpg) > [“I don’t.” She rubbed her arms and looked away. “It … I don’t like it when you’re violent.” “Me, either.” He crossed the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-archer/i-don-t-she-rubbed-her-arms-and-looked-away-it-i-don-t-like-it-when/) [Zoe Archer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-archer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d8/zoe-archer-22096_another-day_i-don-t-she-rubbed-her-arms-and-looked-a_3024796.jpg) > [I think there is a part of me that's always a little bit like, "Why would I torture myself? Just in case…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlize-theron/i-think-there-is-a-part-of-me-that-s-always-a-little-bit-like-why-2/) [Charlize Theron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlize-theron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e0/charlize-theron-1430_big-shoes_i-think-there-is-a-part-of-me-that-s-alw_569406.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-torture/#itemlist", "name": "Like Torture Quotes", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A bad outfit can really get me down. 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It felt like hell, like torture, like a sharp butcher’s knife digging into my chest, piercing into my heart and pulling it out slowly, breaking each and every one of my ribs on its way out.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "L.J. Shen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-j-shen/for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-was-going-to-do-the-right-thing-and-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/l-j-shen-1983_first-time_for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-was-goin_933235.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/l-j-shen-1983_first-time_for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-was-goin_933235.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/l-j-shen-1983_first-time_for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-was-goin_933235.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For the first time in my life, I was going to do the right thing, and I wished it felt better, because the…” — L.J. 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At night the place sound like a torture chamber - them fellers be howling and crying and calling for their mamas.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Winston Groom" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-groom/there-was-some-people-hurt-far-worst-than-i-was-in-that-hospital-let/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/winston-groom-15227_war_there-was-some-people-hurt-far-worst-tha_793781.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/winston-groom-15227_war_there-was-some-people-hurt-far-worst-tha_793781.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/winston-groom-15227_war_there-was-some-people-hurt-far-worst-tha_793781.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There was some people hurt far worst than I was in that hospital, let me tell you. 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Everything was fixed. Well, other than what was important. I walked down the hallway of the hospital like I was on death row. I wasn’t scared, I was petrified. For the first time in my life, I was going to do the right thing, and I wished it felt better, because the truth was, it felt like fucking shit. It felt like hell, like torture, like a sharp butcher’s knife digging into my chest, piercing into my heart and pulling it out slowly, breaking each and every one of my ribs on its way out. Every door I passed brought me closer to the door I didn’t want to knock on.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "L.J. 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Shen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 22, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I don’t.” She rubbed her arms and looked away. “It … I don’t like it when you’re violent.” “Me, either.” He crossed the room to crouch down in front of her. “But if I ever had scruples against it, I wouldn’t be here now. Neither would you.” “I know. I just wish … it didn’t have to be so … ugly.” “You’ve seen what the world’s like now. It’s a damned ugly place.” She finally turned her gaze to him. “Do we have to make it worse?” “Survival doesn’t mean making things worse. It means we live to see another day.” “I wonder if Les Grillons rationalizes it that way, too.” He rose up from his crouch. “Do you want me to apologize for the things I’ve done? Because I won’t.” She also stood. “Not even for cutting Devere’s face the way you did? As if you enjoyed it.” “I didn’t enjoy it,” he said through clenched teeth. “I was interrogating him. He wouldn’t have given us the information we wanted without a little coercion.” “It seemed more like torture than coercion,” she fired back. He spread his hands wide. “The hell is this about? You want me to be something that I’m not. A stainless hero. But I’m not a goddamn hero, I’m doing a job few can stomach but which benefits many.” His jab wounded her with its accuracy. Perhaps she did want him to be more than he was. Perhaps she asked too much of him—but she hated seeing him kill and care nothing about it. 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