The fact is that violence gives you a rush.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Violence is the first refuge of the violent.
For thugs from the ghetto, violence is a way of life - it's what helps you survive.
I'm not affected by violence the way some people are. I don't know why, but I enjoy that intensity.
We try to show that violence has a consequence - when you create violence, it turns against you.
In my books, I never portray violence as a reasonable solution to a problem. If the lead characters in the story are driven to it, it's at the extreme end of their experience.
When you see violence in movies in general, it's very quick and painless, which isn't what it's like.
Once you do something violent in a film, you don't have to do too much. You do it once and the feeling of violence just stays there, do you know what I'm saying?
We really are creatures of a violent world, biologically speaking - watching violence and learning about it is one of our cognitive drives.
Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.
Violence is a calm that disturbs you.