Edward Dmytryk Quotes

In art, the obvious is a sin.
Edward Dmytryk

Art, Sin, Obvious

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.
Edward Dmytryk

Family, Long, Career

I knew that if it ever got down to a choice between the Party and our traditional democratic structure I would fight the Party and our traditional democratic structure I would fight the Party to the bitter end.
Edward Dmytryk

End, Fight, Down

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.
Edward Dmytryk

Long, Before, Few

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

Whole, Along, Meeting

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

Single, Person, Times

Technical skill counts for nothing if it is used only to manufacture films which have little to do with humanity.
Edward Dmytryk

Nothing, Humanity, Used

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

Film, Dramatic, Editing

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

Another, Reason, Cut

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

Party, Worse, Communist

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Biography

Nationality: American

Born: September 4, 1908

Died: July 1, 1999

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