There shouldn't be any censorship on making a film.
The censor boards are mere redundant forces conspiring to keep the 'bold' films out of reach of the audience.
Once you permit those who are convinced of their own superior rightness to censor and silence and suppress those who hold contrary opinions, just at that moment the citadel has been surrendered.
Making independent films is liberating. It eliminates self-censorship, which mainstream films are infected with due to commercial priorities.
Iranian filmmakers are not passive. They fight whenever they can, as creative expression means a lot to them. The restrictions and censorship in Iran are a bit like the British weather: one day it's sunny, the next day it's raining. You just have to hope you walk out into the sunshine.
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'm very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship.
There should be no censorship of mail.
Pontius Pilate was the first great censor and Jesus Christ the first great victim of censorship.
I am still against any kind of censorship. It's a subject in my life that has been very important.
