The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal. Elia Kazan on art
I was the hero of the young insurgent working class art movement. Elia Kazan on art
Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it. Elia Kazan on cool
I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity. Elia Kazan on courage
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 on death
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. Elia Kazan on experience
I spoke without fear of contradiction. I simply did not suffer self-doubt. Elia Kazan on fear
I was the true future. I understood Communism better than they did. Elia Kazan on future
I value peace when it is not bought at the price of fundamental decencies. Elia Kazan on peace
Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose. Elia Kazan on poetry
Our relationship was cursed by the fact that we agreed on everything. Elia Kazan on relationship
There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors... and that is their competitive sense. Elia Kazan on respect
The belief that the good in American society will finally win out... I don't believe any more. Elia Kazan on society