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
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.
thinking privilege actors
I was very intense. I think it's a privilege to be an actor.
thinking years faithful
For years after I resigned, I was still faithful to their way of thinking. But not in the American Communists.
thinking thumbs collaboration
I think there should be collaboration, but under my thumb.
stars thinking too-much
I question the value of stars. I think they're overrated. They get too much money, too much praise.
believe thinking political
I truly believe that all power corrupts. Such is probably the thinking behind every political film ever made in Hollywood.
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.