Jason Isaacs

I imagine like most of us that I'd like obscene amounts of money but the people I met and worked with who have those obscene amounts of money and have obscene amounts of fame have awful lives. Really. I mean hideously compromised lives. And I can go anywhere. No one knows who I am.

English Actor

Ira Sachs

Capturing intimacy is pretty much the only thing I'm interested in. That's what excites me and what I find beautiful in movies personally - that almost obscene sense that we shouldn't be this close to these people. I find that very inviting and meaningful as an audience member.

American Director

Sebastian Junger

In some ways, risk-taking is the ultimate act of self-indulgence, an obscene insult to the preciousness of life. And yet, how can one dismiss something that persists despite every reasonable theory that it shouldn't?

American Author

Richard Attenborough

I think it is obscene that we should believe that we are entitled to end somebody's life, no matter what that person has supposedly done or not done.

Havelock Ellis

It is only the great men who are truly obscene. If they had not dared to be obscene, they could never have dared to be great.

British Psychologist

Henry Golding

I have an obscene fascination with cats... It's kind of embarrassing. But they're so cute.

British Actor

James Sinegal

Obscene salaries send the wrong message through a company.

American Businessman

Robert Bresson

In the NUDE, all that is not beautiful is obscene.

French Director

Ayman Odeh

Attacking innocent people is always obscene.

Israeli Politician

Groucho Marx

American Comedian

Use 'obscene' to express strong disapproval, especially when you find something morally offensive.

Moral Judgment

It indicates something that offends basic human decency far beyond mere rudeness or unpleasantness.

Extreme Displeasure

'Obscene' often signals content not suitable for children or sensitive audiences.

Not For Everyone

Use it to describe large amounts that are shockingly high, in a context where such excess is usually seen negatively.

Negative Excess

When describing wealth or profit, 'obscene' often conveys a sense of injustice or inequality.

Implies Disapproval

Though common, it's best not used in formal business or academic contexts due to its strong negative connotation.

Avoid in Professional Settings

'Obscene' is often related to sexual rudeness and can involve visual, verbal or written expressions.

Sexual Offense

Be aware that using obscene language or gestures in public can have legal repercussions in many places.

Legal Consequences

What's considered 'obscene' can vary greatly by culture; always be mindful of regional attitudes.

Cultural Sensitivity

 and that today, we are probably living in the most peaceful time in our species's existence. Now in the decade of Darfur and Iraq, a statement like that might seem somewhere between hallucinatory and obscene, but I'm going to try to convince you that that is the correct picture.

The surprising decline...

 he's created this remarkable shape by lifting his bill up and pushing those feathers forward this is a superb bird-of-paradise so here this is a really neat shot because you can actually see the obscenely behind-the-scenes what the females never get to see all those

Tim Laman & Ed Scholes:...

 but it's not making you a lot of money, yet. What's the commercial picture here? The commercial picture is that there really isn't much of one, I guess. The site has adult content on it. I mean, obviously, it's got some very offensive, obscene content on it,

The case for anonymity...

 and self-important intellectuals, exactly the people who sat in the front row of the theatre, where everyone could see their reactions. As a result, they were referred to as "those made fun of in comedy." Aristophanes’ vicious and often obscene mockery

Why is Aristophanes...

 [Stop f*cking everything up Inaction on climate is obscene. We can fix this.] Too much? No, not too much, yay, go for it. [Have you gotten any action lately? Here's your chance. Help turn the tide on climate.]

How we can turn the tide...

 Those two worlds for me were very real and I couldn't have them collide. I now had so much money, it's obscene. I could just walk into anywhere, purchase whatever I wanted at whatever time,

Meth Smuggling Model PIPE...

 unbelievable, right? I tell you this to show that my life is like most plutocrats. I have a broad perspective on capitalism and business, and I have been rewarded obscenely for that

Beware, fellow...

 antennae, multiple mouth parts, an obscene number of legs, if you ask me. There's one group of arthropods -- the insects -- that really rule the land.

How life came to land -...

 He'd be torn apart by the bitter divisiveness of sectarianism. He'd call out terrorism for what it is, not only criminal but an obscene travesty

Lesley Hazleton: The...

 these ones are lucky to have denied how many Tigers do they have here that obscene engine well in this facility