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
Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose. – Elia Kazan
I spoke without fear of contradiction. I simply did not suffer self-doubt. – Elia Kazan
Our relationship was cursed by the fact that we agreed on everything. – Elia Kazan
We have that illusion that we are deciding what to make a character do, in order to convey our message or something like that. But, at least in my experience, you are often more like a river-rafting guide whos been paid a bonus to purposely steer your clients into the roughest possible water. – George Saunders