Cinema Quote by John Hillcoat

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

It's strange the way people hear and see things. Like going to films - —violent films. To me, seeing violence in a film makes…

— Jim Capaldi

Violence has been a part of films since the beginning of time. It's been a form of entertainment.

— Vanessa Hudgens

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

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

— Kathryn Bigelow

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

— Vincent Cassel

I think my way of showing violence is unique from that of other filmmakers, in that when I show it, it hurts. It happens…

— Takeshi Kitano

Lots of people think the violence in the films I make is overwhelming, but they think they're seeing something that they aren't seeing.

— Park Chan-wook

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

— Thomas Jane

We see so much violence in films, whether it is Bollywood or south films. People are shown blowing up each other onscreen. It's like…

— Victor Banerjee

Sanitised violence in movies has been accepted for years. What seems to upset everybody now is the showing of the consequences of violence.

— Stanley Kubrick

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