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
underestimate narcissism never-underestimate
Never underestimate the narcissism of a writer.
directors made
I owe Bankhead a gift; she made a director out of me.
organization police doubt
There was no doubt that there was a vast organization which was making fools of all the liberals in Hollywood and taking their money, that there was a police state among the Left element in Hollywood and Broadway.
acting groups actors
Very often the Group actor is a critic when he's acting and an actor when he's criticizing.
thinking privilege actors
I was very intense. I think it's a privilege to be an actor.
class firsts actors
I was not what you'd call a first-class actor, but I did all right.
people doe matter
A film director has to get a shot, no matter what he does. We're desperate people.
generosity want academy
I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.
red-lipstick world ends
The world was like a huge red carpet out ahead of me to be walked on. And it stretched on and on, no end.
spy stories saws
I have no spy stories to tell, because I saw no spies. Nor did I understand, at that time, any opposition between American and Russian national interest.
causes hey hey-you
Hey, you must be doin' good, 'cause I never hear from you.
acting actors demand
It's difficult, if not impossible, to get away with anything false before the camera. That instrument penetrates the husk of the actor; it reveals what's truly happening - if anything, if nothing. A close-up demands absolute truth. It's a severe and awesome truth
communism understood
I was the true future. I understood Communism better than they did.
people cameras microscopes
The camera is more than a recorder, it's a microscope. It penetrates, it goes into people and you see their most private and concealed thoughts.