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

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.

Wonder is our need today, not information.

I'm going to make a film where not one word is really important. I'm going to make it all action.

I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.

The essence of the stage is concentration and penetration. Of the screen action, movement, sweep.

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