For years after I resigned, I was still faithful to their way of thinking. But not in the American Communists.

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

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

For years after I resigned, I was still faithful to their way of thinking. But not in the American Communists.

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 was very intense. I think it's a privilege to be an actor.

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