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We have, for whatever the reason, disturbed people... who sometimes do terrible, violent things, and sometimes those of us who serve in elected positions are the target.

I've written films that are violent. I'm not big on sitting and watching violence.

One can imagine nonviolent or minimally violent ways to reduce or eliminate hatred, but there's no mollifying evil.

Unfortunately, violent events and hate-filled rhetoric around the world provide ample opportunity for promoting religious hostility.

'American Psycho' is violent. 'Apocalypse Now' is violent. 'Officer Downe' is a comic and not violent to me.

I don't look at my work as being violent. 'Officer Downe' is more campy than anything. It's a comic book, so it's funny to me.

If we are going to get serious about 'gun violence' we should get serious about facing the facts of the violent mentally ill.

BSP does not believe in organizing violent protest. It's a disciplined party and follows democratic process to oppose anti-people policies of government.

The only thing that I react really violently to is being misquoted.

I'm more alarmed by people reacting violently to the violence in my films than I am by the violence in films.

My only surprise when I saw Thanos up on the screen was how violet he was. I always saw his exposed hide as being more grayish violet.

My name itself is extremely campy. Violet Chachki literally translates to purple doodad.

I went to this tattoo parlor in the East Village and I got an outline of a violin on my lower back. They call them tramp stamps now.

I mean, I'm a Ukrainian immigrant from Brooklyn who grew up dancing and playing the violin!

'Cleveland' went viral, but it didn't necessarily pop. I didn't have that support. I didn't have a deal when I made 'Cleveland' or anything like that.

When I gave a talk at TEDx, I thought that if I did a good job, the video might go viral.

The first time I used 'Viva La Stool,' I was just bragging about something. People grabbed it, and it went viral organically.

Ben Smith's quick-hit campaign 'scoops' are about as viral as cat videos. That fits with Buzzfeed.

I wouldn't say you can engineer viral. But there is viral content that comes from dense communities.

Not only was I a victim of viral humiliation but a victim of cyber-bullying.

When I first started, I wasn't trying to go viral. I just liked making funny videos, content that people would enjoy.

In 2013, I did a TEDx talk in Austin. Until then I had sort of a following online but this was completely different - it went viral.

If you're writing an opinion piece, it's your job to write your opinion. If, on the other hand, you wrote a novel, as Virginia Woolf tells us, it would be inappropriate if you let your novel be influenced by your political opinions.

Damn the sword! When Virginia wanted a sword, I gave her one. Now she sends me a toy! I require bread!