Quote by: David Cronenberg

As an artist you look into yourself to understand the human potential to be all kinds of things that are not necessarily pleasant but are real - a criminal, a murderer, a sadist, a rapist; to be all of these things that many people are. You can't allow yourself to say, 'I'm a different species from those people.' Because you aren't. The criminal as monster is kind of common. That's very convenient because you can then say, 'Of course I'm not a monster, therefore I'm not a criminal therefore I have no potential in tern of criminality.' And that lets you off the hook. That gives you a nice wall between yourself and them.


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Author Bio


  • NameDavid Cronenberg
  • DescriptionCanadian film director, screenwriter and actor
  • AliasesDavid Paul Cronenberg; David P. Cronenberg
  • BornMarch 15, 1943
  • CountryCanada
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Screenwriter; Actor; Film Producer
  • AwardsLegion Of Honour; Companion Of The Order Of Canada