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.
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.
believe thinking political
I truly believe that all power corrupts. Such is probably the thinking behind every political film ever made in Hollywood.
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.
glad
I've been ratting on myself all these years and I didn't know it. I'm glad what I done.
american-director relationship
Our relationship was cursed by the fact that we agreed on everything.
american-director life months six stay
You've got to keep fighting - you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.
american-director brando heard machine walk
The thing about Brando was that I'd make these directions, and he'd walk away. He'd heard enough... to get the machine going.
communists
I was even superior to the Communists and when they didn't go along with me, I quit them.
directors film problem
I didn't have the problem of finding myself at 45 on the wrong course - I always wanted to be a film director.
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.
hurt thinking might
I know many of the critics and I don't think of them as God-like figures. What can they do to hurt me? Sure, I might be slightly embarrassed for a day, but then you just go your own way.