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If a violent act towards a woman takes place, and the inspiration for that act is violence in cinema, the inspiration for that act would have come from somewhere else if movies didn't exist. ↗

— Richard King

#cinema #come #else #exist #inspiration

In this way, some film schools can be destructive. ↗

— Richard King

#film #his way #schools #some #way

Many of us view the bible and other religious teachings as mythology. ↗

— Richard King

#many #mythology #other #religious #teachings

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. ↗

— Stephen King

#duty #endlessly #friends #lie #lovers

Subject matter that is not bound to reality offers more opportunity to write a unique story and cinematically present it in very unique ways. ↗

— Richard King

#matter #more #offers #opportunity #present

We should assume that the end product can be switched off by any consumer who is offended or frightened by it. ↗

— Richard King

#assume #consumer #end #end product #frightened

Yet I never want to make a movie purely for the money. ↗

— Richard King

#make #money #movie #never #purely

As far as having peace within myself, the one way I can do that is forgiving the people who have done wrong to me. It causes more stress to build up anger. Peace is more productive. ↗

— Rodney King

#as far as #build #causes #done #far

I had to learn to forgive. I couldn't sleep at night. I got ulcers. I had to let go, to let God deal with it. No one wants to be mad in their own house. I didn't want to be angry my whole life. It takes so much energy out of you to be mean. ↗

— Rodney King

#deal #energy #forgive #go #god

I know and value what it means to wake up and be alive and to share my story. I'm so blessed to be here and to be able to talk about it. ↗

— Rodney King

#about #alive #blessed #here #i