Jann Wenner
April, 1970
His conviction that a film director should give actors the freedom to find what's best in themselves has made John Cassavetes, at 40, an acknowledged master of the traditionally authoritarian director's craft. Unlike many equally successful but less gifted colleagues, however, he has had to prove his ability many times over. It was in 1950 that Cassavetes, fresh from the American Academy of Dramatic Art in his native New York, started in summer stock; he quickly progressed to television, acting...
