The real violence is committed in the writing of history, the records of the legal system, the reporting of news, through the manipulation of social contracts, and the control of information.
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It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she, or he, is writing about a violent subject when the world and history are filled with violence.
Violence commands both literature and life, and violence is always crude and distorted.
Of course, I write crime stories, and I have to describe violence and the aftermath of violence.
Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.
Violent behavior exists in one's psychological makeup much deeper than the level that receives information from television or movies.
You just have to open the newspapers in most Western news to see real violence.
Violence has been a part of films since the beginning of time. It's been a form of entertainment.
I'm very bad at violence in real life. I can't stand it. And I'm so fed up with crime novels that have too much violence. I can't really do it. It's unnecessary.
Violence is a part of the world and life, and you shouldn't have to take it out of stories.
Violence is used to portray what happens in a film. It only helps portray the actors and what they do. I think it is more about the story, when you have something to play off of.
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