I truly believe that all power corrupts. Such is probably the thinking behind every political film ever made in Hollywood.

I wouldn't go up on a stage now if you paid a thousand dollars for one minute of acting. It's a nasty experience. You're up there all by yourself. You're so damn exposed.

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

I've come to believe that everything worth achieving is beyond one's capacity - or seems so at first. The thing is to persist, not back off, fight your fight, pay your dues, and carry on. Effort is all; continue and you may get there despite everything.

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

For years after I resigned, I was still faithful to their way of thinking. But not in the American Communists.

I question the value of stars. I think they're overrated. They get too much money, too much praise.