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

Every fighter has one fight that makes or breaks him.

Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it.

To be a member of the Communist Party is to have a taste of the police state. It is a diluted taste but is bitter and unforgettable.

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

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