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

Elia Kazan

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Elia Kazan
Age: 94 †
Born: 1909
Born: September 7
Died: 2003
Died: September 28
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The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.
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I truly believe that all power corrupts. Such is probably the thinking behind every political film ever made in Hollywood.
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I was not what you'd call a first-class actor, but I did all right.
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I think there should be collaboration, but under my thumb.
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I was the true future. I understood Communism better than they did.
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