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

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The film's dramatic requirements should always take precedence over the mere aesthetics of editing.

The film's dramatic requirements should always take precedence over the mere aesthetics of editing.

I only knew a few people, literally a handful of people, al of whom had...

I only knew a few people, literally a handful of people, al of whom had...

The only reason for using another cut is to improve the scene.

The only reason for using another cut is to improve the scene.

I knew that if it ever got down to a choice between the Party and...

I knew that if it ever got down to a choice between the Party and...

Not a single person I named hadn't already been named at least a half-dozen times...

Not a single person I named hadn't already been named at least a half-dozen times...

In art, the obvious is a sin.

In art, the obvious is a sin.

Technical skill counts for nothing if it is used only to manufacture films which have...

Technical skill counts for nothing if it is used only to manufacture films which have...

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

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

I believed that I was being forced to sacrifice my family and my career in...

I believed that I was being forced to sacrifice my family and my career in...