Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it. – 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
I was the hero of the young insurgent working class art movement. – Elia Kazan
I spoke without fear of contradiction. I simply did not suffer self-doubt. – Elia Kazan
Beside every great success are the seeds of enormous failure. In every failure, theres the opportunity seeds of great success. Theyre not miles apart. So if theyre that close together, and if youre really working, youre always gonna have that likelihood that somethings not going to work. – Peter Guber