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Elia Kazan

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The makers of entertainment must try, in our field, to be honest and grown-up.


— Elia Kazan


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The more ambivalent you are and the more uncertain you are, then you can get something that you cannot anticipate.


— Elia Kazan


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


— Elia Kazan


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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.


— Elia Kazan


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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.


— Elia Kazan


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The world was like a huge red carpet out ahead of me to be walked on. And it stretched on and on, no end.


— Elia Kazan


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There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors... and that is their competitive sense.


— Elia Kazan


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To be a member of the Communist Party is to have a taste of the police state. It is a diluted taste but is bitter and unforgettable.


— Elia Kazan


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Very often the Group actor is a critic when he's acting and an actor when he's criticizing.


— Elia Kazan


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Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it.


— Elia Kazan


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Did you know about Elia Kazan?

His second marriage to the actress Barbara Loden lasted from 1969 until her death in 1980 and produced one son. Bright as they come intrepid and with that thing all women secretly respect: complete confidence in his sexual powers confidence so great that he never had to advertise himself even by hints. His father became a rug merchant after emigrating to the United States and expected that his son would go into the family business.

Noted for drawing out the best dramatic performances from his actors he directed 21 actors to Oscar nominations resulting in nine wins. "A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) an adaptation of the stage play which he had also directed received 12 Oscar nominations winning 4 and was Marlon Brando's breakthrough role. He became "one of the consummate filmmakers of the 20th century" after directing a string of successful films including A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) On the Waterfront (1954) and East of Eden (1955).

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