I regard the theatre as a serious business, one that makes or should make man more human, which is to say, less alone.

I think the tragic feeling is invoked in us when we are in the presence of a character who is ready to lay down his life, if need be, to secure one thing -- his sense of personal dignity.

Peace. It is a providence, and no great change; we are only what we always were, but naked now.

I still feel-kind of temporary about myself.

People do look to others for some leadership, and it's not bad for them to supply it when they feel that way.

Theater is a very changeable art. It responds to the moment in history the way the newspaper does, and there's no predicting what to come up with next.

In America, any man who is not a reactionary in his views is open to the charge of alliance with the Red hell.