Quotes By Elia Kazan

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

I would rather do what I did than crawl in front of a ritualistic Left and lie the way those other comrades did betray my own soul.

I spoke without fear of contradiction. I simply did not suffer self-doubt.

I've lost many of my best friends... I'm going to satisfy myself now, not the critics, not even my friends.

I knew the exuberance of playing before an admiring audience and hearing my secret voice.

I was very intense. I think it's a privilege to be an actor.

I was the true future. I understood Communism better than they did.