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.

Criticism- a big bite out of someone's back.

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

Very often the Group actor is a critic when he's acting and an actor when he's criticizing.

I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.

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

I was the hero of the young insurgent working class art movement.