Best Elia Kazan Quotes
- There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors... and that is their competitive sense. Actor
- You have no idea how fragile an actor's self-worth is. Actor
- You have to remind people of their own struggles. It's a responsibility. Inspirational
- I didn't have the problem of finding myself at 45 on the wrong course - I always wanted to be a film director. Always Wanted
- Truth gets buried, that's why people write autobiographies. Autobiographies
- I won't go back to the theater. I like some of the things they're doing but it's different now, not something I could do. I'll… Different Now
- People made suggestions, but, hell, I don't actually listen to anybody, I just go my own way. Actually Listen
- There aren't many male stars - that's a loose term - like Kirk [Douglas] around. Most of those virile personalities have to keep working, continue… Anything Else
- The only guy who was at all helpful as a producer was Sam Spiegel with On the Waterfront. He's one of the few who even… All
- 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… Critics
- 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… Film
- TV has made us get down to the nub and new films will begin to live up to what the medium can be. Begin
- 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… Actor
- I was born in Turkey in an extremely oppressive climate at the time of pogroms, massacres, really. An immigrant appreciates the freedom more. Appreciate
- I'm very pro-America, but I feel it necessary to keep in touch with Europe to maintain a perspective. America
- I left the theater; I literally left to begin a new life. Begin
- 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… Along
- What's called a difficult decision is a difficult decision because either way you go there are penalties. Business
- Every fighter has one fight that makes or breaks him. Break
- The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal. Admit
- I spoke without fear of contradiction. I simply did not suffer self-doubt. Contradiction
- The more ambivalent you are and the more uncertain you are, then you can get something that you cannot anticipate. Ambivalent
- I may be getting old, but not foolish. Foolish
- I like directors who come on the set and create something that's a little dangerous, difficult or unusual. Create
- I used to spend most of my time straining to be a nice guy so people would like me. Guy