I owe Bankhead a gift; she made a director out of me.

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

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 don't remember anything anybody said in any Jack Ford picture. Nothing happens except action.

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.

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

The essence of the stage is concentration and penetration. Of the screen action, movement, sweep.