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> [Sanitised violence in movies has been accepted for years. What seems to upset everybody now is the showing of the consequences of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-kubrick/sanitised-violence-in-movies-has-been-accepted-for-years-what-seems/)

[Stanley Kubrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-kubrick/)

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> [The use of violence in movies is a subject that's worth addressing. I'm not standing on a soapbox or wagging a finger,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-watts/the-use-of-violence-in-movies-is-a-subject-that-s-worth-addressing-i/)

[Naomi Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-watts/)

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> [Violence in real life is terrible; violence in movies can be cool. It's just another colour to work with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-tarantino/violence-in-real-life-is-terrible-violence-in-movies-can-be-cool-it-s/)

[Quentin Tarantino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-tarantino/)

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> [The idea that all violence in movies is okay simply because it happens is bull. Directors and writers have a responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-taymor/the-idea-that-all-violence-in-movies-is-okay-simply-because-it/)

[Julie Taymor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-taymor/)

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> [I don't like violence in movies, I'm not a kind of Tarantino fan. But sometimes it's necessary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fatih-ak-n/i-don-t-like-violence-in-movies-i-m-not-a-kind-of-tarantino-fan-but/)

[Fatih Ak?n](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fatih-ak-n/)

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> [There's always been violence in movies, and there will always be violence in movies. Whether it lends to the one psychotic that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-brolin/there-s-always-been-violence-in-movies-and-there-will-always-be/)

[Josh Brolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-brolin/)

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> [Hopefully we'll get to a point where there are absolutely no restrictions on any kind of violence in movies. I'd love to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-roth/hopefully-we-ll-get-to-a-point-where-there-are-absolutely-no/)

[Eli Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-roth/)

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> [If you start looking at movies on a moral level - "I don't like that, that hurts, that's mean, that's bad" -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-easton-ellis/if-you-start-looking-at-movies-on-a-moral-level-i-don-t-like-that/)

[Bret Easton Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-easton-ellis/)

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> [Violence doesn't seem to bother people anymore - they're inured to it. And I think it has a lot to do with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-patric/violence-doesn-t-seem-to-bother-people-anymore-they-re-inured-to-it/)

[Jason Patric](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-patric/)

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> [I think violence in movies, for it to work, you have to use it smartly. People get numb very fast. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/i-think-violence-in-movies-for-it-to-work-you-have-to-use-it-smartly/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

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> [Watching violence in movies or in TV programs stimulates the spectators to imitate what they see much more than if seen live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-spielberg/watching-violence-in-movies-or-in-tv-programs-stimulates-the/)

[Steven Spielberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-spielberg/)

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