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

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

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

The belief that the good in American society will finally win out... I don't believe any more.

You have to remind people of their own struggles. It's a responsibility.

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 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.