Damn all expurgated books; the dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.

Damn all expurgated books; the dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become read more

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too.

I came out here with one suit and everybody said I looked like a bum. Twenty years later Marlon Brando read more

I came out here with one suit and everybody said I looked like a bum. Twenty years later Marlon Brando came out with only a sweatshirt and the town drooled over him. That shows how much Hollywood has progressed.

Cinema is an old whore, like circus and variety, who knows how to give many kinds of pleasure. Besides, you read more

Cinema is an old whore, like circus and variety, who knows how to give many kinds of pleasure. Besides, you can't teach old fleas new dogs.

The word "Action!" frees me - the transformation is something I cannot explain - too much analysis might destroy it

The word "Action!" frees me - the transformation is something I cannot explain - too much analysis might destroy it

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.

Several hard-core Star Wars fans who had tickets for the first showing actually said that when the movie finally began, read more

Several hard-core Star Wars fans who had tickets for the first showing actually said that when the movie finally began, they started crying. Mainly because they realized that it's 22 years later, and they still haven't lost their virginity.

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting small roles in American films.

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting small roles in American films.

He is always the severest censor of the merit of others who has the least worth of his own.

He is always the severest censor of the merit of others who has the least worth of his own.