The communists automatically violated the daily practices of democracy to which I was accustomed. — Elia Kazan
The essence of the stage is concentration and penetration. Of the screen action, movement, sweep. — Elia Kazan
The more ambivalent you are and the more uncertain you are, then you can get something that you cannot anticipate. — Elia Kazan
The motion pictures I have made and the plays I have chosen to direct represent my convictions. — Elia Kazan
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
There is only one thing I respect in so-called broadway actors… and that is their competitive sense. — Elia Kazan
What’s called a difficult decision is a difficult decision because either way you go there are penalties. — Elia Kazan
Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it. — Elia Kazan
You can’t just sit there and do the lines. You have to do something revealing or unusual. — Elia Kazan
You’ve got to keep fighting – you’ve got to risk your life every six months to stay alive. — Elia Kazan
The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don’t dare reveal. — Elia Kazan