Look for the contradictions in every character, especially in your heroes and villains. No one should be what they first seem to be. Surprise the audience.
I'm small, but I'm neither compliant nor agreeable. - Elia Kazan
I'm small, but I'm neither compliant nor agreeable.
- Elia Kazan
You've got to keep fighting; you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive. - Elia Kazan
You've got to keep fighting; you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.
One final thing a director needs: The ability to say 'I am wrong' or 'I was wrong.' Not as easy as it sounds. But in many situations, these 3 words, … - Elia Kazan
One final thing a director needs: The ability to say 'I am wrong' or 'I was wrong.' Not as easy as it sounds. But in many situations, these 3 words, …
The camera is more than a recorder, it's a microscope. It penetrates, it goes into people and you see their most private and concealed thoughts. - Elia Kazan
The camera is more than a recorder, it's a microscope. It penetrates, it goes into people and you see their most private and concealed thoughts.
I've come to believe that everything worth achieving is beyond one's capacity - or seems so at first. The thing is to persist, not back off, fight yo… - Elia Kazan
I've come to believe that everything worth achieving is beyond one's capacity - or seems so at first. The thing is to persist, not back off, fight yo…
Never underestimate the narcissism of a writer. - Elia Kazan
Never underestimate the narcissism of a writer.
Take it from a director: if you get an actor that Sandy Meisner has trained, you've been blessed. - Elia Kazan
Take it from a director: if you get an actor that Sandy Meisner has trained, you've been blessed.
Wonder is our need today, not information. - Elia Kazan
Wonder is our need today, not information.
The real challenge is not simply to survive. Hell, anyone can do that. It’s to survive as yourself, undiminished. - Elia Kazan
The real challenge is not simply to survive. Hell, anyone can do that. It’s to survive as yourself, undiminished.
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