Inspire Quote by Mackenzie Astin

Movies and television don't make you violent; all they do is channel the violence more creatively.

— George Carlin

There is violence in real life but I would never impose violence in a film just to attract the audience.

— Abbas Kiarostami

I cannot believe that violence depicted onscreen actually causes people to act out violently. That's oversimplifying the issue. If somebody commits a violent act…

— Park Chan-wook

It has become a crusade of mine to demonstrate that TV need not be violent to be exciting.

— Gene Roddenberry

Violent behavior exists in one's psychological makeup much deeper than the level that receives information from television or movies.

— Richard King

Television is full of fictional and real violence that's turned into entertainment. It's an interesting phenomena and I tried to put it in perspective…

— Bill James

You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically, then that's immoral and harmful. If you don't upset…

— Roman Polanski

Watching violence in movies or in TV programs stimulates the spectators to imitate what they see much more than if seen live or on…

— Steven Spielberg

That's the job of the entertainer, to entertain, not to motivate or inspire people to get violent!

— Kurtis Blow

“A statement: children who watch violent TV programmes tend to be more violent when they grow up. But did the TV cause the violence,…

— Carl Sagan

I do show violence as entertainment. Clearly, I'd be a liar if I said I didn't.

— Nick Love

It is society's tolerance of violence in society that's probably responsible for violent behavior more than any motion picture or television show

— Anonymous