I think American audiences are quite interesting in that they can handle almost any amount of violence, but the moment the violence becomes sexual violence it immediately becomes an issue.
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For me, it's a real shock to see American mainstream films. I can't see these films because it's always the same thing to me. This is very American. Violence is very American, and I can't understand these films. Why do they use violence? To show what? Masculinity? To show fear? Defense? What are you showing with all this violence?
It's a cliche, but Americans are puritanical. In their movies, they are scared of sex, but they overindulge in violence. I could have cut a G-rated version of 'Y Tu Mama Tambien' that would have pleased the American ratings board, but it would have been five minutes long.
I think American audiences like gangster movies. You know, it's part of the culture.
Violence has been a part of films since the beginning of time. It's been a form of entertainment.
They are always very lax about putting restrictions on violence for children's movies, which I think is much more harrowing than sexuality for children.
Whereas European films have traditionally been able to go into adult relationships. I think there's a huge audience in America for those kinds of films.
There is violence in real life but I would never impose violence in a film just to attract the audience.
This is certainly not to excuse the violence that exists on TV and films and on the Internet. But the truth is that wherever you go in Europe, there are American films and TV shows that are just as popular as at home. And you don't have that sense of violence in any other place other than America.
I don't think movies are the reason why this violence exists, I think it's going to happen whether movies are there or not.
American audiences are just the same as any other audiences. Except a bit more boring.