With me it was that defending the Communist Party was something worse than naming the names. I did not want to remain a martyr to something that I absolutely believed was immoral and wrong. It's as simple as that. — Edward Dmytryk Copy Share Image
The 'human situation,' in all its guises, is what good films are all about, and technical skill counts for nothing if it is used… — Edward Dmytryk Copy Share Image
The films dramatic requirements should always take precedence over the mere aesthetics of editing. — Edward Dmytryk Copy Share Image
I only knew a few people, literally a handful of people, al of whom had been in the Party long before I was, all… — Edward Dmytryk Copy Share Image
I knew that if it ever got down to a choice between the Party and our traditional democratic structure I would fight the Party… — Edward Dmytryk Copy Share Image
With me it was that defending the Communist Party was something worse than naming the names. I did not want to remain a martyr… — Edward Dmytryk Copy Share Image
With me it was that defending the Communist Party was something worse than naming the names. — Edward Dmytryk Copy Share Image
Technical skill counts for nothing if it is used only to manufacture films which have little to do with humanity. — Edward Dmytryk Copy Share Image
Not a single person I named hadn't already been named at least a half-dozen times and wasn't already on he blacklist. — Edward Dmytryk Copy Share Image
I believed that I was being forced to sacrifice my family and my career in defense of the Communist Party, from which I had… — Edward Dmytryk Copy Share Image
The film's dramatic requirements should always take precedence over the mere aesthetics of editing. — Edward Dmytryk Copy Share Image
