Oral history interview with John Cassavetes, 1959.

Biographical Note

Actor

Scope and Contents

Early life and influence of parents; philosophy of life, need for freedom, beginning of interest in acting; attitudes toward acting profession, professionalism, learning the craft, effect of success, relationship of money to expression and creativity; attitudes toward television and Hollywood acting, negative influence of criticism on writers

Subjects

• Acting.
• Actors--Interviews.
• Cassavetes, John, 1929-1989--Interviews.
• Franklin, Joan, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Franklin, Robert, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)