“Videodrome. What you see on that show, it's for real. It's not...” – Masha, Videodrome ... Movie Quotes Database

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Masha

Videodrome. What you see on that show, it's for real. It's not acting. It's... snuff TV.

Max Renn

I don't believe it.

Masha

So... don't believe.

Max Renn

Why do it for real? It's easier and safer to fake it.

Masha

Because it has something... that you don't have, Max. It has a philosophy, and that is what makes it dangerous.

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More from Videodrome

Harlan I don't work with you for the money. Max Renn I know that. With pirates, it's never just for the money, is it? Barry Convex Why would anybody watch a scum show like Videodrome? Why did you watch it, Max? Max Renn Business reasons. Barry Convex Sure, sure... what about the other reasons? Why deny you get your kicks out of watching torturing and murder? The movie goes into more than the relatively simple issue of morality, like the ways in which television does alter us physically. It's what Marshall McLuhan was talking about -- TV as an extension of our nervous systems and our senses.
David Cronenberg, "Production Notes for Videodrome". OneSheetIndex.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-21.