"A good director's not sure when he gets……" — Elia Kazan

"A good director's not sure when he gets on the set what he's going to do."

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88 Quotes by Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan has 88 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

You've got to keep fighting; you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.
The real challenge is not simply to survive. Hell, anyone can do that. It’s to survive as yourself, undiminished.
I was the hero of the young insurgent working class art movement.
I was able to capture on film things the actors didn't even know they were doing.
I wouldn't go up on a stage now if you paid a thousand dollars for one minute of acting. It's…
Take it from a director: if you get an actor that Sandy Meisner has trained, you've been blessed.
The camera is more than a recorder, it's a microscope. It penetrates, it goes into people and you see their…
If you're going to play a cowboy, show up with the horse at the audition
Every picture that is successful has one little miracle in it.
The belief that the good in American society will finally win out... I don't believe any more.
The essence of the stage is concentration and penetration. Of the screen action, movement, sweep.
I've lost many of my best friends... I'm going to satisfy myself now, not the critics, not even my friends.

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Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the… — Victoria Abril
A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly. — Kevin Bacon
I don't watch the movies I make, so I haven't seen 'Footloose' since it came out. You see this young,… — Kevin Bacon
The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set… — Christian Bale
I've always believed that the director does whatever the hell he wants. That's what you sign on for as an… — Christian Bale
So yeah, a good director will be able to listen and hear everything, but have a confident vision of his… — Christian Bale
I did my first movie, 'The Mambo Kings,' in America without speaking the language. I learned the lines phonetically. I… — Antonio Banderas
The stories that I want to tell, especially as a director, don't necessarily have a perfect ending because, the older… — Drew Barrymore
It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love… — Drew Barrymore
Were I not married to the director, I'm not sure I'd know anything about the 'Underworld' sequel. — Kate Beckinsale
If you have a script that's not great, if you have a great director, you can make a great movie,… — Monica Bellucci
Alexander Gonzalez Inarritu is a great director. He's the one I first worked with. He's amazing. — Gael Garcia Bernal

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