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I question the value of stars. I think they're overrated. They get too much money, too much praise.
Elia Kazan
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Elia Kazan
Age: 94 †
Born: 1909
Born: September 7
Died: 2003
Died: September 28
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I will say nothing to an actor that cannot be translated into action.
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