136 Quotes by Elia Kazan

Every picture that is successful has one little miracle in it.

A good director's not sure when he gets on the set what he's going to do.

I was an outsider... but I was also sympathetic with people that were struggling to get up, because I struggled to get up.

You have to remind people of their own struggles. It's a responsibility.

To be a member of the Communist Party is to have a taste of the police state. It is a diluted taste but is bitter and unforgettable.

I truly believe that all power corrupts. Such is probably the thinking behind every political film ever made in Hollywood.

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

What's called a difficult decision is a difficult decision because either way you go there are penalties.

I was even superior to the Communists and when they didn't go along with me, I quit them.