Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazanwas a Greek-American director, producer, writer and actor, described by The New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth7 September 1909
CityIstanbul, Turkey
CountryUnited States of America
believe thinking political
I truly believe that all power corrupts. Such is probably the thinking behind every political film ever made in Hollywood.
theatre building-something groups
I gave my life to the Group Theatre, because in it I'm building something for myself. What I build, I am.
art hero class
I was the hero of the young insurgent working class art movement.
guy helpful the-waterfront
The only guy who was at all helpful as a producer was Sam Spiegel with On the Waterfront. He's one of the few who even knows what he's doing.
motivational directors not-sure
A good director's not sure when he gets on the set what he's going to do.
hysteria facts mystery
Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it.
information today needs
Wonder is our need today, not information.
littles directors unusual
I like directors who come on the set and create something that's a little dangerous, difficult or unusual.
people disgusting disturbing
Anybody who informs on other people is doing something disturbing and even disgusting.
fighting make-or-break fighter
Every fighter has one fight that makes or breaks him.
life beautiful writing
The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.
writing waiting merit
Miller didn't write Death of a Salesman. He released it. It was there inside him, waiting to be turned loose. That's the measure of its merit.
uncertain anticipate ambivalent
The more ambivalent you are and the more uncertain you are, then you can get something that you cannot anticipate.
struggle people outsiders
I was an outsider... but I was also sympathetic with people that were struggling to get up, because I struggled to get up.