I'm a good person, fortunately. That's why I'm a pretty happy person
now. I've been married for 51 years, have six grandchildren. I'm very
proud that I behaved well and didn't make a begging, obsequious fool of
myself. The blacklist hurt my career. I probably get considerably less
in pensions now as a writer and director than I would have, but I'm not
bitching about it. I think of my kids. They know that I was tested and
behaved well, which makes me feel awfully good. I couldn't have lived
if I had just gone against all of my inclinations, everything I ever
believed in. I just couldn't be an informer. I know I've got guts and I
know I care so much for my country. I demonstrated it. (from a 1989
interview)