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Torture is an impermissible evil. Except under two circumstances. The first is the ticking time bomb. An innocent's life is at stake. The bad guy you have captured possesses information that could save this life. He refuses to divulge. In such a case, the choice is easy.

There's been a lot of experience with torture in history. It doesn't work.

Torment, for some men, is a need, an appetite, and an accomplishment.

A man of pleasure is a man of pains.

Oh, humiliation is poisonous. It's one of the deepest pains of being human.

It's part of the job of the actor to torture the director.

The idea that every time you do a film you're supposed to be tortured confuses me. I mean, guys who say, 'Oh, it's really tough, my character is really suffering' -come on. For us, even in the rotten ones we've had a good time. I don't think you have to suffer.

It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.