The makers of entertainment must try, in our field, to be honest and grown-up.

I said to Tennessee, this thing is becoming the Marlon Brando show.

There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors... and that is their competitive sense.

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

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

The camera is more than a recorder, it's a microscope. It penetrates, it goes into people and you see their most private and concealed thoughts.

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.