Allowed Quote by Maggie Grace

I was raised in a conservative Christian household. We weren't even allowed to watch 'secular' television, anything that was deemed not proper for Christians.

— Matt Bomer

I wasn't allowed to see movies when I was a child. It was against the religion I was raised in, Fundamentalist Baptist. I didn't…

— Wes Craven

I was constantly going to the movies. My parents let me see whatever I wanted to and they only pulled me out of one…

— James Ivory

When I went through puberty I had a huge rebellion against movies. I was so upset with how they brainwashed me that I didn't…

— Weyes Blood

We were still quite religious until I was about eight or nine. Then I watched my parents take a dramatic turn and discard all…

— Adrianne Lenker

I was a very violent kid. I think movies and writing and art have been a way of channeling this. But I have will…

— Xavier Dolan

I had a somewhat religious upbringing. Not strict, but it was there, and I'm kind of thankful for that. If you grow up just…

— Win Butler

I loved 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.' It was such a big part of my childhood.

— Megan Fox

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

— George Carlin

I'm very careful about how I portray violence in my films. I do believe that violence, especially violent video games, are not a good…

— Spike Lee

I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a minister. 101 Dalmatians and King of Kings, that was…

— Denzel Washington

Out of 3,500 students in my high school, I was the only openly professing Christian kid. Obviously there were challenges. 'Only old and stupid…

— Miroslav Volf