I joined the Communist Party late in 1934. I got out a year and a half later. Elia Kazan communisthalfjoin Change image and share on social
I think there should be collaboration, but under my thumb. Elia Kazan collaborationthumb Change image and share on social
I hate the Communists and have for many years and don't feel right about giving up my career to defend them. I will give up my film career if it is in the interests of defending something I believe in, but not this. Elia Kazan careercommunistdefend share on social
The world was like a huge red carpet out ahead of me to be walked on. And it stretched on and on, no end. Elia Kazan aheadcarpetend Change image and share on social
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. Elia Kazan betraycomradecrawl Change image and share on social
There was no doubt that there was a vast organization which was making fools of all the liberals in Hollywood and taking their money, that there was a police state among the Left element in Hollywood and Broadway. Elia Kazan broadwaydoubtelement share on social
I was both very successful and very left; the living demonstration of how you could be on the left and still be in the gossip columns and be envied for the money you made. Elia Kazan columndemonstrationenvy Change image and share on social
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. Elia Kazan americaninterestnational Change image and share on social
You've got to keep fighting - you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive. Elia Kazan alivefighthave Change image and share on social
Our relationship was cursed by the fact that we agreed on everything. Elia Kazan agreecursefact Change image and share on social
