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I hate the Communists and have for many years and don't feel right about giving up my career to defend them. I will give up my film career if it is in the interests of defending something I believe in, but not this.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: About Believe Career Communists Defend Defending Feel Film Give Giving Giving Up Hate Interests Many Right Something Them Up Will Years I Believe I Believe In

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Hey, you must be doin' good, 'cause I never hear from you.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Cause Doin Good Good Cause Hear Hey Must Never You

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I joined the Communist Party late in 1934. I got out a year and a half later.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Communist Communist Party Got Half Joined Late Later Out Party Year

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I have no spy stories to tell, because I saw no spies. Nor did I understand, at that time, any opposition between American and Russian national interest.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: American Any Because Between Did Interest National National Interest Nor Opposition Russian Saw Spies Spy Stories Tell Time Understand

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I was taken in by what might be called the Hard Times version of the Communists' advertising or recruiting technique.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Advertising Communists Hard Hard Times Might Recruiting Taken Technique Times Version

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The Communists automatically violated the daily practices of democracy to which I was accustomed.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Accustomed Automatically Communists Daily Democracy Practices Violated Which

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I was an outsider... but I was also sympathetic with people that were struggling to get up, because I struggled to get up.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Also Because Get Outsider People Struggled Struggling Sympathetic Up Were

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I was not a collective person or a bohemian; I was an elitist.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Bohemian Collective Elitist Person

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I was the hero of the young insurgent working class art movement.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Art Class Hero Insurgent Movement Working Working Class Young

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Acting... was the biggest charge I ever had. What other artist has it so good? Approval so quick?

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Acting Approval Artist Biggest Charge Ever Good Had Other Quick

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: September 7th, 1909

Died: September 28th, 2003

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