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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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Elia Kazan
Age: 94 †
Born: 1909
Born: September 7
Died: 2003
Died: September 28
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I think there should be collaboration, but under my thumb.
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I will say nothing to an actor that cannot be translated into action.
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A film director has to get a shot, no matter what he does. We're desperate people.
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You have to remind people of their own struggles. It's a responsibility.
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Criticism- a big bite out of someone's back.
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I was very intense. I think it's a privilege to be an actor.
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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.
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You have no idea how fragile an actor's self-worth is.
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Anybody who informs on other people is doing something disturbing and even disgusting.
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Every fighter has one fight that makes or breaks him.
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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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I may be getting old, but not foolish.
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The motion pictures I have made and the plays I have chosen to direct represent my convictions.
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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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I question the value of stars. I think they're overrated. They get too much money, too much praise.
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I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.
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The world was like a huge red carpet out ahead of me to be walked on. And it stretched on and on, no end.
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A good director's not sure when he gets on the set what he's going to do.
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