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

Never underestimate the narcissism of a writer.

I gave my life to the Group Theatre, because in it I'm building something for myself. What I build, I am.

I hate the Communists and have for many years and don't feel right about giving up my career to defend them. I will give up my film career if it is in the interests of defending something I believe in, but not this.

The physical life of the scene is determined by whether the set squeezes people together or whether the set has an escape place in it.

I said to Tennessee, this thing is becoming the Marlon Brando show.

Anybody who informs on other people is doing something disturbing and even disgusting.