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
america europe perspective
I'm very pro-America, but I feel it necessary to keep in touch with Europe to maintain a perspective.
new-life theater left
I left the theater; I literally left to begin a new life.
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.
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.
successful gossip columns
I was both very successful and very left; the living demonstration of how you could be on the left and still be in the gossip columns and be envied for the money you made.
bohemian-rhapsody elitist collectives
I was not a collective person or a bohemian; I was an elitist.
class firsts actors
I was not what you'd call a first-class actor, but I did all right.
thinking privilege actors
I was very intense. I think it's a privilege to be an actor.
actors broadway one-thing
There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors... and that is their competitive sense.
important action film
I'm going to make a film where not one word is really important. I'm going to make it all action.
actors dinner firsts
The first thing you should do with an actor is not sign a contract with him. Take him to dinner. And take him for a walk afterwards.
play conviction motion-pictures
The motion pictures I have made and the plays I have chosen to direct represent my convictions.
people together determined
The physical life of the scene is determined by whether the set squeezes people together or whether the set has an escape place in it.
self-worth ideas actors
You have no idea how fragile an actor's self-worth is.