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
There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors… and that is their competitive sense. – Elia Kazan
I was the true future. I understood Communism better than they did. – Elia Kazan
Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized womens rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do. – Ingrid Newkirk