I was the true future. I understood Communism better than they did.

The physical life of the scene is determined by whether the set squeezes people together or whether the set has an escape place in it.

If you're going to play a cowboy, show up with the horse at the audition

I was an outsider... but I was also sympathetic with people that were struggling to get up, because I struggled to get up.

The camera is more than a recorder, it's a microscope. It penetrates, it goes into people and you see their most private and concealed thoughts.

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

The belief that the good in American society will finally win out... I don't believe any more.