I was not what you'd call a first-class actor, but I did all right.

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

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.

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

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

I think there should be collaboration, but under my thumb.

I joined the Communist Party late in the summer of 1934. I got out a year and a half later.