Look for the contradictions in every character, especially in your heroes and villains. No one should be what they first seem to be. Surprise the audience.
Elia KazanI truly believe that all power corrupts. Such is probably the thinking behind every political film ever made in Hollywood.
Elia KazanWhen you know what an actor has, you can reach in and arouse it. If you don't know what he has, you don't know what the hell is going on.
Elia Kazan