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I was not what you'd call a first-class actor, but I did all right.

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 thing with films is that you have to make something that will get people out of their houses, away from the TV set. You must touch people, say something. Otherwise, they'll stay at home.
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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.
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Anybody who informs on other people is doing something disturbing and even disgusting.
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I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.
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I was the true future. I understood Communism better than they did.
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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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