“Kazan is a performer's director, the best director I ever worked with… Most actors don't get any help from directors. Emotional help, if you're playing an emotional part. Kazan is the only one I know who really gives you help.”

—  Marlon Brando

Rolling Stone Issue No. 213 (May 20, 1976) on Elia Kazan

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