Cronenberg Quotes

(On turning down the third Robocop film): I have to say it didn`t quite have the third great act that RoboCop (1987) had and, by the time I was into the second one, I knew I was tired of it, plus David Cronenberg had asked me to do Naked Lunch (1991) with him, so I was happy to do it, and was happy to be gone.

You have to nail the right tone because sometimes when you just see his films cold, you`re not quite sure. It`s the same in - I`m trying to think of other directors with a similar sense - David Lynch`s films, Tim`s films, some of Cronenberg`s stuff.

Some people will say, `Ahhh, he`s over the top, it`s gratuitous,` (but) I disagree completely. He`s one of the most responsible filmmakers today as far as showing violence - which there`s very little of compared to other movies. It just stays with you because he shows very little of it. It just stays with you and he`s very direct about it. He shows you what happens, and what the consequences are physically and emotionally, in some cases; certainly he does in "A History of Violence", and also here (in "Eastern Promises"), that makes him very honest. - on David Cronenberg

(on David Cronenberg) It`s comforting to be working with someone you know will make a good movie.

(On turning down the third Robocop film): "I have to say it didn`t quite have the third great act that Robocop 1 had, and by the time I was into the second one I knew I was tired of it, plus David Cronenberg had asked me to do Naked Lunch with him, so I was happy to do it, and was happy to be gone."

If you look at the most talented filmmakers around right now, David Cronenberg and David Lynch, they had relatively normal upbringings. It doesn`t always take exotic, bizarre lifestyles, early-age molestations and prison sentences.

David Cronenberg knows what we actors do as artists.