Nicholas Kazan (born 1950) is an American screenwriter, film producer and director. He is the son of director Elia Kazan, and his first wife, playwright Molly Kazan (née Mary Day Thacher). He married Robin Swicord, a writer, producer, actress, and director, in 1984. His daughter is the actress Zoe Kazan. Through his mother, Kazan is a direct descendant of classicist and college administrator Thomas Anthony Thacher, Yale president Jeremiah Day, and founding father Roger Sherman.Kazan, a noted playwright, premiered his newest work, Mlle. God (2011), in Los Angeles with the "Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA". Kazan's "dark comedy" re-invents "Frank Wedekind"'s seminal “Lulu” character. He noted his inspiration came "most of all by "Louise Brooks"' luminous comic performance" of the character.
Leo Kazan, Chris Kazan, Judy Kazan, Katharine Kazan, Marco Kazan
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay, Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Movies
The Whole Truth, Enough, Bicentennial Man, Homegrown, Fallen, Matilda, Dream Lover, Mobsters, Reversal of Fortune, Full Fathom Five, Patty Hearst, At Close Range, Impulse, Frances, 1988: The Remake
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The next time someone reads your script and either really hates something that you know works, or makes cavalier and foolish suggestions - perhaps you should ask them 'Did you ever hear a song for the first time and hate it and then, two weeks later, find yourself singing it?'
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[on screen-writing] If we refuse to make destructive changes, why are we considered 'difficult' rather than 'principled and passionate'? Why are we not considered experts, both in general and, most especially, on the distinct universe of the script which we have written?
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