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Shakespeare's plays are more violent than 'Scarface.'

— Al Pacino

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

— Julie Taymor

It's funny how the ruthless, murderous gangster has really been romanticized by the media. I mean, I grew up watching the 'Godfathers' and 'Scarface,'…

— Elena Satine

There are a lot of films that are drug dramas, and we didn't want to tell Scarface again.

— Ted Demme

I think the violence is important. It all depends on the genre. Rambo was ultra-violent, and I think it worked. You have to give…

— Dolph Lundgren

People got very wimpy about 'Scarface' very quickly.

— Steven Bauer

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

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

One of the major issues that's constantly batted around Hollywood and the media is my industry's responsibility toward the portrayal of violence. There's the…

— Taylor Sheridan

It's not that the film is violent, it's that people have an issue with violence right now.

— Thomas Jane

I've been involved with violent movies, and then I've also said at a certain point, 'I can't take it anymore. Please cut it.' You…

— Harvey Weinstein

If you look at 1983, the film of the year was 'Terms of Endearment.' 'Scarface' was lumped in under the gratuitously violent banner. I…

— Steven Bauer