[On why he never became a target of 'Joseph McCarthy (II)" and the Red-baiting HUAC, despite being known for his left-of-center politics] "I was involved in the things he was throwing rocks at but I was never a target. Looking back, I suspect my Irish name, my being a Catholic and an ex-Marine sort of softened the blow." [On being listed as one of the screen's all-time best heavies]: I guess they never saw me in most of my pictures. Still, I've never stopped working so I can't complain. [On why he never became a target of Joseph McCarthy and the Red-baiting House Un-American Activities Committee, despite being known for his left-of-center politics] "I was involved in the things he was throwing rocks at but I was never a target. Looking back, I suspect my Irish name, my being a Catholic and an ex-Marine sort of softened the blow."