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
directors made
I owe Bankhead a gift; she made a director out of me.
littles directors unusual
I like directors who come on the set and create something that's a little dangerous, difficult or unusual.
motivational directors not-sure
A good director's not sure when he gets on the set what he's going to do.
sound directors finals
One final thing a director needs: The ability to say 'I am wrong' or 'I was wrong.' Not as easy as it sounds. But in many situations, these 3 words, honestly spoken, will save the day.
blessed directors actors
Take it from a director: if you get an actor that Sandy Meisner has trained, you've been blessed.
kids guy age
With kids you can take a chance but casting a guy at 45 is different. You don't discover somebody that age. If an actor hasn't made it by that time he probably has no talent.
tvs film made
TV has made us get down to the nub and new films will begin to live up to what the medium can be.
home people house
The thing with films is that you have to make something that will get people out of their houses, away from the TV set. You must touch people, say something. Otherwise, they'll stay at home.
horse stars real
There aren't many male stars - that's a loose term - like Kirk [Douglas] around. Most of those virile personalities have to keep working, continue the image because they can't do anything else. They don't even read. Their real identity is in making those pictures. They have to keep jumping on horses and hitting somebody on the head with a gun.
people way suggestions
People made suggestions, but, hell, I don't actually listen to anybody, I just go my own way.
goes-on different film
I won't go back to the theater. I like some of the things they're doing but it's different now, not something I could do. I'll go on making films the rest of my life.
writing people buried
Truth gets buried, that's why people write autobiographies.
new-life theater left
I left the theater; I literally left to begin a new life.
turkeys appreciate climate
I was born in Turkey in an extremely oppressive climate at the time of pogroms, massacres, really. An immigrant appreciates the freedom more.