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
believe winning usa
The belief that the good in American society will finally win out... I don't believe any more.
acting dollars nasty
I wouldn't go up on a stage now if you paid a thousand dollars for one minute of acting. It's a nasty experience. You're up there all by yourself. You're so damn exposed.
essence movement action
The essence of the stage is concentration and penetration. Of the screen action, movement, sweep.
underestimate narcissism never-underestimate
Never underestimate the narcissism of a writer.
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.
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.
horse cowboy play
If you're going to play a cowboy, show up with the horse at the audition
artist appreciate acting
Acting... was the biggest charge I ever had. What other artist has it so good? Approval so quick?
writing waiting merit
Miller didn't write Death of a Salesman. He released it. It was there inside him, waiting to be turned loose. That's the measure of its merit.
struggle people outsiders
I was an outsider... but I was also sympathetic with people that were struggling to get up, because I struggled to get up.
uncertain anticipate ambivalent
The more ambivalent you are and the more uncertain you are, then you can get something that you cannot anticipate.
life beautiful writing
The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.
fighting make-or-break fighter
Every fighter has one fight that makes or breaks him.
art hero class
I was the hero of the young insurgent working class art movement.