Elia Kazan Quotes
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One has to wonder what Donald Trump will say next as he ramps up his anti-Muslim bigotry. Where is there left for him to go? Are we talking internment camps? Are we talking the final solution to the Muslim question? I feel like I'm back in the 1930s.
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I'm 5-feet-9, I have a deep voice, and I have a way with a line. What can I do about it? I can't stay home waiting for something different. I think it's a total waste of energy worrying about typecasting.
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I always knew when I graduated from high school, I'd go to college. I never thought about what I was walking away from... I just wanted to study literature and writing.
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From age 16, I lived and breathed wine. I read every magazine and book about wine.
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I am a free man. I don't need to earn money. But I need to love what I do.
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I've always been fond of acoustic music.
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When you are not missing something, longing for something, you don't really think about it that much. It's like that girlfriend you don't want to have anymore. You don't think about her anymore. Or ex-husband. You just don't.
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Whoever sets any bounds for the reconstructive power of the religious life over the social relations and institutions of men, to that extent denies the faith of the Master.
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Citizens United opened a door that's frustrated anyone who's looking.
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And we will accept the creation of the Iberian Federation of a socialist republic which will give each region the right to construct its life in accordance with its economic possibilities and political preponderance.
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I'm a big fan of the 'Rocky' series. Given the chance, I'd love to meet Sylvester Stallone. But apart from boxing, I'm an ardent fan of tennis and football.
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It's all about exploring the more unpredictable aspects in the character, not just fighting people.
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If you can turn your wants into your needs, you can do anything.
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When I watch video, I try to watch the good starts so I can see how my mechanics are in those. Every once in a while, I'll look at video starts that I struggled, and sometimes in those, there is no mechanical problems; it's just, didn't have good stuff that day.
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I don't know what women are attracted to. I can't tell, but certainly I have no notion of having sex appeal or being seductive in any way.
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I think if you are creative then it's an unstoppable thing. It just keeps coming throughout your entire life.
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I don't like to be feared, and I can't work in conflict, I'm very bad with conflict. I try to avoid it, it paralyzes me.
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When you battle Nancy Pelosi as much as I have, you're bound to get a few wrinkles.
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The normal school should provide for the training of the educator to make him realize that his is a twofold job: education as a teacher and education as a propagandist.
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Myrnin was silent for a beat, and then he said, "Bob would be very disappointed in you.
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I learn a lot with actors that I don't think are good. Every experience shapes you. I've had experiences with actresses - and I say actresses because there's just a woman thing - that have achieved what she's achieved, by means that I can't understand.
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The fear factor actually brings the genuineness.
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You have no idea how fragile an actor's self-worth is.
