Cinema Quote by George Cukor

When you see violence in movies in general, it's very quick and painless, which isn't what it's like.

— Vincent Cassel

Violence is used to portray what happens in a film. It only helps portray the actors and what they do. I think it is…

— Jake Lloyd

I don't feel comfortable with violence, and I'm not sure that I film violent scenes properly, and it's something I'm reticent to do, and…

— Jacques Audiard

I don't know - personally, I don't watch many films where the violence itself is the main entertainment, because I find them boring.

— Stellan Skarsgard

I think violence in a cinematic context can be, if handled in a certain way, very seductive.

— Kathryn Bigelow

Once you do something violent in a film, you don't have to do too much. You do it once and the feeling of violence…

— Andrew Dominik

A violent scene is art, as much as a sex scene is art. For me, all the scenes were a challenge.

— Adele Exarchopoulos

Violence is a form of cinematic entertainment. Asking me about violence is like going up to Vincente Minnelli and asking him to justify his…

— Quentin Tarantino

You must understand that violence in a movie is only a tool. If it's used badly, it will be horrible. If it's used correctly,…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

Personally, I can't stand violence. In any standard American mainstream movie, there's 20 times more violence than in any one of my films, so…

— Michael Haneke

I've never really been a fan of violence. I'm more into the characters and their journey and those kinds of movies don't really allow…

— Toni Collette

The idea that all violence in movies is okay simply because it happens is bull. Directors and writers have a responsibility.

— Julie Taymor