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Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Cool Exact Exists Facts Hard Hysteria Inflamed Mystery Secrecy Suspicion Whatever Will

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I may be getting old, but not foolish.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Foolish Getting Getting Old May Old

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There was no doubt that there was a vast organization which was making fools of all the liberals in Hollywood and taking their money, that there was a police state among the Left element in Hollywood and Broadway.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Among Broadway Doubt Element Fools Hollywood Left Liberals Making Money No Doubt Organization Police Police State State Taking Vast Which

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I spoke without fear of contradiction. I simply did not suffer self-doubt.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Contradiction Did Fear Self-Doubt Simply Spoke Suffer Without

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Every fighter has one fight that makes or breaks him.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Breaks Every Fight Fighter Him Makes

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Anybody who informs on other people is doing something disturbing and even disgusting.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Anybody Disgusting Disturbing Doing Even Informs Other People Something Who

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The world was like a huge red carpet out ahead of me to be walked on. And it stretched on and on, no end.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Carpet End Huge Like Me Out Red Red Carpet Stretched Walked World Ahead

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The motion pictures I have made and the plays I have chosen to direct represent my convictions.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Chosen Convictions Direct Made Motion Motion Pictures Pictures Plays Represent

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The more ambivalent you are and the more uncertain you are, then you can get something that you cannot anticipate.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Ambivalent Anticipate Cannot Get More Something Then Uncertain You

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A good director's not sure when he gets on the set what he's going to do.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Director Gets Going Good He Set Sure

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: September 7th, 1909

Died: September 28th, 2003

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