▁ ▁J ill ▁Haw orth ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁L ol ita ▁but ▁she ▁was ▁under ▁contract ▁to ▁Otto ▁Prem inger ▁and ▁he ▁said ▁" no ." ▁Although ▁Vladimir ▁N ab ok ov ▁originally ▁thought ▁that ▁Sue ▁Lyon ▁was ▁the ▁right ▁selection ▁to ▁play ▁L ol ita , ▁years ▁later ▁N ab ok ov ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁ideal ▁L ol ita ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁Catherine ▁Dem on ge ot , ▁a ▁French ▁actress ▁who ▁had ▁played ▁Z az ie ▁in ▁Z az ie ▁in ▁the ▁Metro ▁( 1 9 6 0 ), ▁followed ▁by ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁more ▁films . ▁ ▁C ensor ship ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁released , ▁the ▁ratings ▁system ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁effect ▁and ▁the ▁H ays ▁Code , ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁govern ed ▁movie ▁production . ▁The ▁c ensor ship ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁in hib ited ▁Kub rick ' s ▁direction ; ▁Kub rick ▁later ▁commented ▁that , ▁" because ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁pressure ▁over ▁the ▁Production ▁Code ▁and ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Dec ency ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁I ▁believe ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁sufficiently ▁dram at ize ▁the ▁er otic ▁aspect ▁of ▁Hum bert ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁L ol ita . ▁If ▁I ▁could ▁do ▁the ▁film ▁over ▁again , ▁I ▁would ▁have ▁str essed ▁the ▁er otic ▁component ▁of ▁their ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁weight ▁N ab ok ov ▁did ." ▁Kub rick ▁hint ed ▁at ▁the ▁nature