David Cronenberg Quote
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When we talk about violence, we`re talking about the destruction of the human body, and I don`t lose sight of that. In general, my filmmaking is fairly body-oriented, because what you`re photographing is people, bodies. You can`t really photograph an abstract concept, whereas a novelist can write about that. You have to photograph something physical. So that combination of things suggests to me a particular way to deal with violence. And it`s not a bad thing that people really understand what violence is. It`s not, however, a politically correct thing I do. I`m not a big fan of political correctness. It`s very detrimental to art in general. An artist`s responsibility is to be irresponsible. As soon as you start to think about social or political responsibility, you`ve amputated the best limbs you`ve got as an artist. You are plugging into a very restrictive system that is going to push and mold you, and is going to make your art totally useless and ineffective.
David Cronenberg
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