I was taken in by what might be called the Hard Times version of the Communists' advertising or recruiting technique.

I was able to capture on film things the actors didn't even know they were doing.

I knew the exuberance of playing before an admiring audience and hearing my secret voice.

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

I'm small, but I'm neither compliant nor agreeable.

I used to spend most of my time straining to be a nice guy so people would like me.

It's difficult, if not impossible, to get away with anything false before the camera. That instrument penetrates the husk of the actor; it reveals what's truly happening - if anything, if nothing. A close-up demands absolute truth. It's a severe and awesome truth