Acting Quote by Michael McElhatton

Unfortunately, I've seen violence, and I think, in films, it is the dramatic extremity of it.

— John Hillcoat

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

There's nothing like a play. It's so immediate and every performance is different. As an actor, you have the most control over what the…

— David Schwimmer

From a performance standpoint, it just gives [actors] so much - I had such a great cast [ in Valley of Violence] - and…

— Ti West

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

— Vincent Cassel

You fight for certain roles, and you realise they're being filled by television and film actors, because theatre is constantly fighting for survival and…

— Richard Armitage

As an actor, it's all about whether you can sell the emotion on your face... that desperation, the panic and rage that comes with…

— Joey Ansah

The violence for me is never meant to be entertaining. It's meant to hurt the characters and I'm trying to show the impact it…

— Charlie Huston

It's a very fascinating thing for an actor to play somebody who is suffering, and you have to express the suffering, but in an…

— Eddie Marsan

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 always feel that there's no violence in a movie - it's not real, it's a magic trick. Nobody is really dying. In fact,…

— Eli Roth

It's astounding how challenging plays are... The scary part is that you get to encounter humanity in a way you don't in films. The…

— Bill Pullman