The world was like a huge red carpet out ahead of me to be walked on. And it stretched on and on, no end.

To be a member of the Communist Party is to have a taste of the police state. It is a diluted taste but it is bitter and unforgettable.

Look for the contradictions in every character, especially in your heroes and villains. No one should be what they first seem to be. Surprise the audience.

I value peace, too, when it is not bought at the price of fundamental decencies.

I was very intense. I think it's a privilege to be an actor.

The world was like a huge red carpet out ahead of me to be walked on. And it stretched on and on, no end.

I would rather do what I did than crawl in front of a ritualistic Left and lie the way those other comrades did betray my own soul.