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You have no idea how fragile an actor's self-worth is.
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 was born in Turkey in an extremely oppressive climate at the time of pogroms, massacres, really. An immigrant appreciates the freedom more.
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I knew the exuberance of playing before an admiring audience and hearing my secret voice.
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I may be getting old, but not foolish.
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I was not a collective person or a bohemian I was an elitist.
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I will say nothing to an actor that cannot be translated into action.
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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 like directors who come on the set and create something that's a little dangerous, difficult or unusual.
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For years after I resigned, I was still faithful to their way of thinking. But not in the American Communists.
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To be a member of the Communist Party is to have a taste of the police state. It is a diluted taste but it is bitter and unforgettable.
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People made suggestions, but, hell, I don't actually listen to anybody, I just go my own way.
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There aren't many male stars - that's a loose term - like Kirk [Douglas] around. Most of those virile personalities have to keep working, continue the image because they can't do anything else. They don't even read. Their real identity is in making those pictures. They have to keep jumping on horses and hitting somebody on the head with a gun.
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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.
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