Being a senior in high school means you’re not only getting closer to adulthood, but also ready to start thinking about your dreams and aspirations, whether that’s applying for college, joining the military, or seeing the world.
JAMES DEANIn fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
More James Dean Quotes
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And he must be allowed the space, the freedom to express himself in the role. Without that space, an actor is no more than an unthinking robot with a chest-full of push-buttons.
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Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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It was an accident, although I’ve been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child – in school, music, athletics.
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Whatever’s inside making me what I am, it’s like film. Film only works in the dark. Tear it all open and let in the light and you kill it.
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Being a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.
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If you’re not afraid, if you take everything you are, everything worthwhile in you and direct it at one goal, one ultimate mark, you’ve got to get there.
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I have made great strides in my craft. After months of auditioning, I am very proud to announce that I am a member of the Actors Studio.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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At times there seems to be a million ideas worth painting. However, there are days when it’s a challenge to pull any idea together.
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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You’re tearing me apart!
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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I didn’t know what to do. How do you tell an eight-year-old boy his mother’s going to die? I tried. In my own stumbling way I tried to prepare Jim for it.
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My fun days are over.
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If I had one day when I didn’t have to be all confused and didn’t have to feel that I was ashamed of everything. If I felt that I belonged someplace. You know?
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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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The greatest school of the theater. It houses great people like Marlon Brando, Julie Harris, Arthur Kennedy, Mildred DunnockVery few get into it, and it is absolutely free.
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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress, one of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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