--- title: "2 Obscenity Quotes By Harry Reems" description: "2 Obscenity quotes by Harry Reems. Plus more from Harry Reems and more Obscenity sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/harry-reems-51343_acting_whether-my-acting-was-obscene-or-whether_138312.jpg" --- > [Whether my acting was obscene, or whether it was distasteful, well, Judge Rehnquist, who just recently passed away couldn't define pornography. His comment on pornography was, "I may not be able to define it but I know it when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-reems/whether-my-acting-was-obscene-or-whether-it-was-distasteful-well/) [Harry Reems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-reems/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/harry-reems-51343_acting_whether-my-acting-was-obscene-or-whether_138312.jpg) > [I'm the first artist of any kind, good or bad, that was ever prosecuted by the Federal Government. Thirdly, they used the law retroactively. The obscenity statutes had changed in the early '70s, and they tried me under a 1969…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-reems/i-m-the-first-artist-of-any-kind-good-or-bad-that-was-ever-prosecuted/) [Harry Reems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-reems/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e55/harry-reems-51343_art_i-m-the-first-artist-of-any-kind-good-or_1041077.jpg) ## More by Harry Reems > [Whether my acting was obscene, or whether it was distasteful, well, Judge Rehnquist, who just recently passed away couldn't define pornography. His comment on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-reems/whether-my-acting-was-obscene-or-whether-it-was-distasteful-well/) [Harry Reems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-reems/) > [Basically, the prosecutor who led case against me and that administration were trying to say that an actor can be held responsible for his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-reems/basically-the-prosecutor-who-led-case-against-me-and-that/) [Harry Reems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-reems/) > [I'm the first artist of any kind, good or bad, that was ever prosecuted by the Federal Government. Thirdly, they used the law retroactively.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-reems/i-m-the-first-artist-of-any-kind-good-or-bad-that-was-ever-prosecuted/) [Harry Reems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-reems/) > [I've been asked to do small parts in films, but you know, what I've learned in the 12 Steps of Recovery is that for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-reems/i-ve-been-asked-to-do-small-parts-in-films-but-you-know-what-i-ve/) [Harry Reems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-reems/) > [The court case against me was a dictate out of the White House. Richard Nixon instructed the Justice Department to prosecute pornography to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-reems/the-court-case-against-me-was-a-dictate-out-of-the-white-house/) [Harry Reems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-reems/) > [If I didn't find out, or learn, that I was an alcoholic and I didn't take the 12 Steps of Recovery, I wouldn't be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-reems/if-i-didn-t-find-out-or-learn-that-i-was-an-alcoholic-and-i-didn-t/) [Harry Reems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-reems/) > [I met with a bad bout after the trial was over, and while the trial was on I habit of stopping by the liquor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-reems/i-met-with-a-bad-bout-after-the-trial-was-over-and-while-the-trial/) [Harry Reems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-reems/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/obscenity/harry-reems/#itemlist", "name": "2 Obscenity Quotes By Harry Reems", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Whether my acting was obscene, or whether it was distasteful, well, Judge Rehnquist, who just recently passed away couldn't define pornography. 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