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
fighting risk six-months
You've got to keep fighting; you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.
successful miracle littles
Every picture that is successful has one little miracle in it.
hero character firsts
Look for the contradictions in every character, especially in your heroes and villains. No one should be what they first seem to be. Surprise the audience.
believe fighting effort
I've come to believe that everything worth achieving is beyond one's capacity - or seems so at first. The thing is to persist, not back off, fight your fight, pay your dues, and carry on. Effort is all; continue and you may get there despite everything.
blessed directors actors
Take it from a director: if you get an actor that Sandy Meisner has trained, you've been blessed.
fundamentals values decency
I value peace when it is not bought at the price of fundamental decencies.
real challenges hell
The real challenge is not simply to survive. Hell, anyone can do that. It’s to survive as yourself, undiminished.
business decision way
What's called a difficult decision is a difficult decision because either way you go there are penalties.
aspect cause correct felt human hurting matter mattered maybe political side terrible worth
I thought what a terrible thing I had done; not the political aspect of it because maybe that was correct but it didn't matter now. Correct or not, all that mattered was the human side of things. I felt no political cause was worth hurting another human being for.
american-director revealing
You can't just sit there and do the lines. You have to do something revealing or unusual.
history performance
If there is a better performance by a man in the history of film, I don't know what it is.
maybe
I didn't have that much confidence. Maybe it looks that way. I'm glad it does.
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.