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
able actors film
I was able to capture on film things the actors didn't even know they were doing.
artist appreciate acting
Acting... was the biggest charge I ever had. What other artist has it so good? Approval so quick?
horse cowboy play
If you're going to play a cowboy, show up with the horse at the audition
voice secret hearing
I knew the exuberance of playing before an admiring audience and hearing my secret voice.
real challenges hell
The real challenge is not simply to survive. Hell, anyone can do that. It’s to survive as yourself, undiminished.
fundamentals values decency
I value peace when it is not bought at the price of fundamental decencies.
taken hard-times might
I was taken in by what might be called the Hard Times version of the Communists' advertising or recruiting technique.
actors action
I will say nothing to an actor that cannot be translated into action.
stupid may foolish
I may be getting old, but not foolish.
party years half
I joined the Communist Party late in 1934. I got out a year and a half later.
actors hell ifs
When you know what an actor has, you can reach in and arouse it. If you don't know what he has, you don't know what the hell is going on.
trying fields entertainment
The makers of entertainment must try, in our field, to be honest and grown-up.
practice democracy communist
The Communists automatically violated the daily practices of democracy to which I was accustomed.
betrayal lying soul
I would rather do what I did than crawl in front of a ritualistic Left and lie the way those other comrades did betray my own soul.