Content Limitations Quotes

I think it's absolutely possible to write a song and go somewhere where no one's been before, uncharted territory. In terms of content, I see limitations where there should be none. I know there are things I wouldn't write about, but that shouldn't be the case. You should be able to make a song out of anything, out of any situation.

The ideas keep going, you have the material, you cut because there's a limit to the space allowed to you. And the space is limited because of some other constraints that have to do with money or printing or whatever.

You know, we have our own audience, and it's not like - they just know we're not going to do certain things.

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write about adultery or kids having premarital sex.

In China, the rules of the market are not always that transparent. So it's very hard. Also, the national TV networks are all owned by the government, so our shows are subject to censorship by the networks. Every now and then, we are told that certain subjects cannot be talked about. There are frustrations.

There's certain things that you can do on cable that you can't do here on network TV, so then you have to think outside the box a little bit.

I asked him, How could we have a press column if we can't write about other work done in the press?

Obviously there are different standards and practices that are allowed on cable versus network. You just have to embrace what your network is going to allow.