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title: "1 Violent Video Quotes By David LaChapelle"
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> [What's shocking is cruelty and torture, and that's become our entertainment. Kids can play violent video games, but God forbid they look at a naked woman. That's pornography, that's perverse. No!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/what-s-shocking-is-cruelty-and-torture-and-that-s-become-our/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/david-lachapelle-8697_cruelty_what-s-shocking-is-cruelty-and-torture-a_2850571.jpg)

## More by David LaChapelle

> [My biggest advice would be to take the pictures you want to take. Don’t think about the marketplace, what sells or what an editor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/my-biggest-advice-would-be-to-take-the-pictures-you-want-to-take-don/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

> [ Michael \[Jackson\] had paintings of himself at Neverland depicting himself as a knight and surrounded by cherubs and angels. People might think he's an… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/michael-jackson-had-paintings-of-himself-at-neverland-depicting/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

> [My idea was that if I took a picture of somebody and years later, or whenever, they would die and if someone wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/my-idea-was-that-if-i-took-a-picture-of-somebody-and-years-later-or/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

> [I love fashion, beauty, glamour. It's the mark of civilisation,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/i-love-fashion-beauty-glamour-it-s-the-mark-of-civilisation/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

> [I like the consistency of having people in my life for a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/i-like-the-consistency-of-having-people-in-my-life-for-a-long-time/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

> [My dream since I was a kid was to show in a gallery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/my-dream-since-i-was-a-kid-was-to-show-in-a-gallery/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

> [People get devalued in Hollywood when they age, despite all their efforts to stay relevant and beautiful and young. They can't get jobs anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/people-get-devalued-in-hollywood-when-they-age-despite-all-their/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

> [I like the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas more than the actual one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/i-like-the-eiffel-tower-in-las-vegas-more-than-the-actual-one/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

> [I'm not condemning the Catholic Church - it's too big, it's like condemning a nation and that would be prejudiced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/i-m-not-condemning-the-catholic-church-it-s-too-big-it-s-like/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

> [For me, it's easier to like more things than to dislike them; I'm not a critic in that sense. I find it easier to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/for-me-it-s-easier-to-like-more-things-than-to-dislike-them-i-m-not-a/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

> [I'm part of what I consider the entertainment industry. For my photos to be entertaining, they have to be provocative and new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/i-m-part-of-what-i-consider-the-entertainment-industry-for-my-photos/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

> [My mother taught me a lot about respect for all living things - for plants and animals. I am a vegetarian. I was brought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/my-mother-taught-me-a-lot-about-respect-for-all-living-things-for/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

> [We use fashion for status and to beautify and there's nothing wrong with that, but when it becomes completely unbalanced, then you're living a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/we-use-fashion-for-status-and-to-beautify-and-there-s-nothing-wrong/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

> [What I'm doing here is pointing out an irony: Here you have an institution that has systematically protected pedophile priests and then you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/what-i-m-doing-here-is-pointing-out-an-irony-here-you-have-an/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

> [The cruelty, war and violence, this is evil, wrong and dark and that's what we should hide from the children, not a human body!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lachapelle/the-cruelty-war-and-violence-this-is-evil-wrong-and-dark-and-that-s/)

[David LaChapelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lachapelle/)

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