Quotes About Censorship

I mean, they censor your work when they're scared of it.

People can't write whatever they want and get away with it. There is a censor for films and TV, there should be a censor for social media as well.

Censor board should be abolished.

The way we censor in America is the dollar. That's who censors.

Why censor yourself? You got to tell the truth as you see it.

My first book, 'Running Loose', was censored back in 1983 or '84. Every book I've written since has been censored somewhere.

Between 1961 and 1982, 'The Catcher in the Rye' was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States. But all the talk about banning it made me rush out to find it.

Once you get used to censorship, sometimes you self-censor.

I think the best thing in cases of censorship or things like this is to get as much media as possible.

There should be no censorship of mail.

I mean, believe me, I'm not for censorship.

We can't let censorship take over.

Music is an artform, and I always though art was beyond censorship. I thought this was a common view. Apparently, I was wrong.

Censorship constrains art and limits its impact as much as it does with all free thought.

There shouldn't be any censorship on making a film.

I always loved music, and I always wanted to make a film about it, but I could never do it because of the censorship that was around.

I hate censorship, man. I really do.

I'm not for censorship without reason.

Censorship is a stupid thing. There should be certification, and not censorship. People are smart enough to understand that if a film is meant for kids, then kids will watch it and if a film is meant for adults, only adults will watch it.

All the PG-13 superhero movies are depriving me of the gore that I need.

To kick off a merchant is to censor ideas and interfere with the free exchange of products at the core of commerce. When we kick off a merchant, we're asserting our own moral code as the superior one. But who gets to define that moral code?

It becomes dangerous for somebody who doesn't want their boss to know their sexual preference to use online networks to push for laws supporting gay marriage or same-sex partner rights if they can't do so with a pseudonym.

With Storytelling, at least, it's explicit: this is what the censors say American citizens, no matter what age, are not permitted to see, even though it can be seen by other people all over the world. I suppose you could call it a political statement.

Society needs a couple of vents that say what you're not supposed to say.