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I like directors who come on the set and create something that's a little dangerous, difficult or unusual.

~Elia Kazan

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The first thing you should do with an actor is not sign a contract with him. Take him to dinner. And take him for a walk afterwards.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Actor Afterwards Contract Dinner First First Thing Him Should Sign Take The First Thing Thing Walk You

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When you know what an actor has, you can reach in and arouse it. If you don't know what he has, you don't know what the hell is going on.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Actor Arouse Going He Hell Hell Is Know Reach You

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I said to Tennessee, this thing is becoming the Marlon Brando show.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Becoming Brando Marlon Brando Said Show Tennessee Thing

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Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Acting Direction Poetry Prose Realistic

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The essence of the stage is concentration and penetration. Of the screen action, movement, sweep.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Action Concentration Essence Movement Screen Stage Sweep

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I think there should be collaboration, but under my thumb.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Collaboration Should Think Thumb I Think

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Miller didn't write Death of a Salesman. He released it. It was there inside him, waiting to be turned loose. That's the measure of its merit.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Death He Him Inside Loose Measure Merit Miller Released Salesman Turned Waiting Write

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The physical life of the scene is determined by whether the set squeezes people together or whether the set has an escape place in it.

~Elia Kazan

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I'm going to make a film where not one word is really important. I'm going to make it all action.

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Action Film Going Important Make One Word Really Where Word

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: September 7th, 1909

Died: September 28th, 2003

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