The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal. Elia Kazan More Quotes by Elia Kazan More Quotes From Elia Kazan There was no doubt that there was a vast organization which was making fools of all the liberals in Hollywood and taking their money, that there was a police state among the Left element in Hollywood and Broadway. Elia Kazan policeorganizationdoubt Never underestimate the narcissism of a writer. Elia Kazan narcissismnever-underestimateunderestimate A good director's not sure when he gets on the set what he's going to do. Elia Kazan not-suremotivationaldirectors I was able to capture on film things the actors didn't even know they were doing. Elia Kazan filmableactors Miller didn't write Death of a Salesman. He released it. It was there inside him, waiting to be turned loose. That's the measure of its merit. Elia Kazan meritwaitingwriting I was the hero of the young insurgent working class art movement. Elia Kazan heroclassart I'm going to make a film where not one word is really important. I'm going to make it all action. Elia Kazan filmimportantaction 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 knows what he's doing. Elia Kazan the-waterfronthelpfulguy The Communists automatically violated the daily practices of democracy to which I was accustomed. Elia Kazan communistdemocracypractice There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors... and that is their competitive sense. Elia Kazan one-thingbroadwayactors For years after I resigned, I was still faithful to their way of thinking. But not in the American Communists. Elia Kazan faithfulyearsthinking I owe Bankhead a gift; she made a director out of me. Elia Kazan madedirectors Very often the Group actor is a critic when he's acting and an actor when he's criticizing. Elia Kazan groupsactorsacting The motion pictures I have made and the plays I have chosen to direct represent my convictions. Elia Kazan convictionmadeplay I was not what you'd call a first-class actor, but I did all right. Elia Kazan actorsclassfirsts Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose. Elia Kazan realisticactingpoetry-is I don't remember anything anybody said in any Jack Ford picture. Nothing happens except action. Elia Kazan fogactionremember I will say nothing to an actor that cannot be translated into action. Elia Kazan actorsaction To be a member of the Communist Party is to have a taste of the police state. It is a diluted taste but it is bitter and unforgettable. Elia Kazan policepartytaste The makers of entertainment must try, in our field, to be honest and grown-up. Elia Kazan entertainmentfieldstrying
