The motion pictures I have made and the plays I have chosen to direct represent my convictions.

I was taken in by what might be called the Hard Times version of the Communists' advertising or recruiting technique.

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 was always a self-conscious person.

I owe Bankhead a gift; she made a director out of me.

You have no idea how fragile an actor's self-worth is.

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