I believed that I was being forced to sacrifice my family and my career in defense of the Communist Party, from which I had long been separated and which I had grown to dislike and distrust.

In art, the obvious is a sin.

With me it was that defending the Communist Party was something worse than naming the names.

The films dramatic requirements should always take precedence over the mere aesthetics of editing.

I was surprised to see the meeting was of Communists and the whole meeting was along Communist lines.

I only knew a few people, literally a handful of people, al of whom had been in the Party long before I was, all of whom were known by the FBI and were known to the Committee.

Not a single person I named hadn't already been named at least a half-dozen times and wasn't already on he blacklist.

The 'human situation,' in all its guises, is what good films are all about, and technical skill counts for nothing if it is used only to manufacture films which have little to do with humanity.

The world is so big and words are so small!

Just because everybody uses language, that doesn't mean that they can write even tolerable prose.

I will always be confident in the direction of my dreams because that's the life I wish to live.

Books are Lighthouses erected in the sea of time." Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest

I don't have to take this abuse from you -- I have hundreds of people waiting in line to abuse me!

Woe to humanity, should only a single animal have a seat in the Last Judgement.

The bargain…” she mumbled. “You said I could kiss you,” came his gentle, wicked whisper near her ear. “But, my love…you didn’t specify where.

The neurotic longs to touch bottom, so at least he won't have that to worry about anymore.

No created mind, no created heart, no human force is capable of knowing how much love the Heart of Mary had for the Lord.

How did I end up in films with people like Keira Knightley... all these beautiful leading ladies and me - it's kind of shocking.