Elia Kazan

I value peace when it is not bought at the price of fundamental decencies. ”

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

The belief that the good in American society will finally win out... I don't believe any more. ”

I didn't have that much confidence. Maybe it looks that way. I'm glad it does. ”

The motion pictures I have made and the plays I have chosen to direct represent my convictions. ”

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. ”

I used to spend most of my time straining to be a nice guy so people would like me. ”

I was taken in by what might be called the Hard Times version of the Communists' advertising or recruiting technique. ”

Miller didn't write Death of a Salesman. He released it. It was there inside him, waiting to be turned loose. That's the measure of its merit. ”

You have to remind people of their own struggles. It's a responsibility. ”