Quotes by : Elia Kazan

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

You've got to keep fighting-you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.

The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.

Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool....

Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose.

I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.

You've got to keep fighting - you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.