With me it was that defending the Communist Party was something worse than naming the names. I did not want to remain a martyr to something that I absolutely believed was immoral and wrong. It's as simple as that.
Edward DmytrykI knew that if it ever got down to a choice between the Party and our traditional democratic structure I would fight the Party and our traditional democratic structure I would fight the Party to the bitter end.
Edward DmytrykThe films dramatic requirements should always take precedence over the mere aesthetics of editing.
Edward Dmytryk