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
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.
people doe matter
A film director has to get a shot, no matter what he does. We're desperate people.
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.
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.
party police taste
To be a member of the Communist Party is to have a taste of the police state. It is a diluted taste but is bitter and unforgettable.
believe winning usa
The belief that the good in American society will finally win out... I don't believe any more.
bohemian-rhapsody elitist collectives
I was not a collective person or a bohemian; I was an elitist.
giving-up hate believe
I hate the Communists and have for many years and don't feel right about giving up my career to defend them. I will give up my film career if it is in the interests of defending something I believe in, but not this.
my-best-friend lost critics
I've lost many of my best friends... I'm going to satisfy myself now, not the critics, not even my friends.
circles degrees full-circle
Some directors, like Stevens [George Stevens], shoot full circle, 360 degrees, and that's what's right for them. I generally shoot at about a seven to one ratio. But part of that is because I've worked on every screenplay, so I'm further along in the visual concept.
new-life theater left
I left the theater; I literally left to begin a new life.
america europe perspective
I'm very pro-America, but I feel it necessary to keep in touch with Europe to maintain a perspective.