American - Director | September 7, 1909 - September 28, 2003
I have no spy stories to tell, because I saw no spies. Nor did I understand, at that time, any opposition between American and Russian national interest.
Elia Kazan
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I was taken in by what might be called the Hard Times version of the Communists' advertising or recruiting technique.
AdvertisingHardHard TimesTaken
The Communists automatically violated the daily practices of democracy to which I was accustomed.
DailyDemocracyAccustomedWhich
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.
PolicePartyTasteBitterCommunist
I was an outsider... but I was also sympathetic with people that were struggling to get up, because I struggled to get up.
PeopleOutsiderUpBecauseGetWere
I was not a collective person or a bohemian; I was an elitist.
PersonCollectiveBohemianElitist
I was the hero of the young insurgent working class art movement.
ArtHeroYoungClassMovement
Acting... was the biggest charge I ever had. What other artist has it so good? Approval so quick?
GoodArtistActingQuickApproval
I knew the exuberance of playing before an admiring audience and hearing my secret voice.
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I was always a self-conscious person.
PersonAlwaysSelf-Conscious
I wouldn't go up on a stage now if you paid a thousand dollars for one minute of acting. It's a nasty experience. You're up there all by yourself. You're so damn exposed.
ExperienceYourselfYouActingDamn
I was not what you'd call a first-class actor, but I did all right.
YouActorRightCallDid
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