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

You've got to keep fighting; you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.

Look for the contradictions in every character, especially in your heroes and villains. No one should be what they first seem to be. Surprise the audience.

Every fighter has one fight that makes or breaks him.

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

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