The belief that the good in American society will finally win out… I dont believe any more. – Elia Kazan
I wouldnt go up on a stage now if you paid a thousand dollars for one minute of acting. Its a nasty experience. Youre up there all by yourself. Youre so damn exposed. – Elia Kazan
Miller didnt write Death of a Salesman. He released it. It was there inside him, waiting to be turned loose. Thats the measure of its merit. – Elia Kazan
The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others dont dare reveal. – Elia Kazan
There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors… and that is their competitive sense. – Elia Kazan
Our relationship was cursed by the fact that we agreed on everything. – Elia Kazan
Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose. – Elia Kazan
I value peace when it is not bought at the price of fundamental decencies. – Elia Kazan
I was the true future. I understood Communism better than they did. – Elia Kazan
I spoke without fear of contradiction. I simply did not suffer self-doubt. – Elia Kazan
I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity. – Elia Kazan
Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it. – Elia Kazan
I was the hero of the young insurgent working class art movement. – Elia Kazan
