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

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

I spoke without fear of contradiction. I simply did not suffer self-doubt.

Never underestimate the narcissism of a writer.

When you know what an actor has, you can reach in and arouse it. If you don't know what he has, you don't know what the hell is going on.

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.

I have no spy stories to tell, because I saw no spies. Nor did I understand, at that time, any opposition between American and Russian national interest.