I Was An Outsider... But I Was

Look For The Contradictions In Every Character, Especially In Your Heroes And Villains. No One Should Be What They First Seem To Be. Surprise The Audience.

Take It From A Director: If You Get An Actor That Sandy Meisner Has Trained, You've Been Blessed.

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 Both Very Successful And Very Left; The Living Demonstration Of How You Could Be On The Left And Still Be In The Gossip Columns And Be Envied For The Money You Made.

I Value Peace, Too, When It Is Not Bought At The Price Of Fundamental Decencies.