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" There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors... and that is their competitive sense. "
Elia Kazan
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I've lost many of my best friends... I'm going to satisfy myself now, not the critics, not even my friends. "
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" I used to spend most of my time straining to be a nice guy so people would like me. "
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" I was the hero of the young insurgent working class art movement. "
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" I was even superior to the Communists and when they didn't go along with me, I quit them. "
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" You have no idea how fragile an actor's self-worth is. "
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