I knew the exuberance of playing before an admiring audience and hearing my secret voice.

I was the hero of the young insurgent working class art movement.

One final thing a director needs: The ability to say 'I am wrong' or 'I was wrong.' Not as easy as it sounds. But in many situations, these 3 words, honestly spoken, will save the day.

I've lost many of my best friends... I'm going to satisfy myself now, not the critics, not even my friends.

I used to spend most of my time straining to be a nice guy so people would like me.

The Communists automatically violated the daily practices of democracy to which I was accustomed.

Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose.