Any director or writer or artist has the right to do what they want to do - freedom of expression is something I celebrate.

I certainly was one of the instigators in the 1960s of freedom of expression.

Freedom of expression is very important.

Man must be able to think freely and he must be able to express his thoughts freely! He who is against this is not only fascist and primitive but at the same time is a very great coward also! Only the brave and the honourable men are never afraid of freedom of thought and freedom of expression of ideas! Just like the cockroaches do not like the light, evil minds also do not like the freedom of thoughts!

I think, like any artist or any writer, I just want to have that pure freedom of expression and of thought - the freedom to explore and move in unexpected ways.

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.