Elia Kazan ,quotes

The physical life of the scene...

The physical life of the scene is determined by whether the set squeezes people together or whether the set has an escape place in it.

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The motion pictures I have mad...

The motion pictures I have made and the plays I have chosen to direct represent my convictions.

Elia Kazan 03.03.2018 03:03:03 155 quotes

The first thing you should do ...

The first thing you should do with an actor is not sign a contract with him. Take him to dinner. And take him for a walk afterwards.

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I'm small, but I'm neither com...

I'm small, but I'm neither compliant nor agreeable.

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I'm going to make a film where...

I'm going to make a film where not one word is really important. I'm going to make it all action.

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I was very intense. I think it...

I was very intense. I think it's a privilege to be an actor.

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I was not what you'd call a fi...

I was not what you'd call a first-class actor, but I did all right.

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I was not a collective person ...

I was not a collective person or a bohemian; I was an elitist.

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I was both very successful and...

I was both very successful and very left; the living demonstration of how you could be on the left and still be in the gossip columns and be envied for the money you made.

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I've lost many of my best frie...

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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Criticism- a big bite out of s...

Criticism- a big bite out of someone's back.

Elia Kazan 03.03.2018 03:03:03 155 quotes

Take it from a director: if yo...

Take it from a director: if you get an actor that Sandy Meisner has trained, you've been blessed.

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The camera is more than a reco...

The camera is more than a recorder, it's a microscope. It penetrates, it goes into people and you see their most private and concealed thoughts.

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The belief that the good in Am...

The belief that the good in American society will finally win out... I don't believe any more.

Elia Kazan 03.03.2018 03:03:03 155 quotes

If you're going to play a cowb...

If you're going to play a cowboy, show up with the horse at the audition

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The essence of the stage is co...

The essence of the stage is concentration and penetration. Of the screen action, movement, sweep.

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Look for the contradictions in...

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.

Elia Kazan 03.03.2018 03:03:03 155 quotes

I question the value of stars....

I question the value of stars. I think they're overrated. They get too much money, too much praise.

Elia Kazan 03.03.2018 03:03:03 155 quotes

I hate the Communists and have...

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.

Elia Kazan 03.03.2018 03:03:03 155 quotes

I wouldn't go up on a stage no...

I wouldn't go up on a stage now if you paid a thousand dollars for one minute of acting. It's a nasty experience. You're up there all by yourself. You're so damn exposed.

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