The best Quotes by Elia Kazan

The best Quotes by Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan (September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by The New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history".With Robert Lewis and Cheryl Crawford, his actors' studio introduced "Method Acting" under the direction of Lee Strasberg. Kazan acted in a few films, including City for Conquest (1940).

You have to remind people of their own struggles. It's a responsibility.
The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.
The essence of the stage is concentration and penetration. Of the screen action, movement, sweep.
Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it.
You have no idea how fragile an actor's self-worth is.