Kazan Quotes

(on Elia Kazan) As you know, people will give their right arm, literally, and most of their blood to work with him. He`s got a kind of incredible instinct with people. He`s so in sympathy with all the fears and frights of actors, through having done it himself. And he`s got a personal magic that gets within your very being.

I met my wife and, for the next ten years, we did no films at all. She did the first movie and then I did several after. My first movie was written by Tennessee Williams and directed by Kazan and was called Baby Doll.

Kazan deserved the Oscar. It was for his work not his politics. It was a lifetime achievement award, and I believe his work was worthy of that.

Elia Kazan understood my problems. He was able to bring out the very best in me. He gave me credit for my intelligence.