Being a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.
JAMES DEAN
On these days I go to my studio, leaf through an art history book, and tell myself that I am part of this great tradition.
More James Dean Quotes
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that’s all you have.
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A good boy, and I’m very proud of him. Not easy to understand, no sir. He’s not easy to understand. But he’s all man, and he’ll make his mark.
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I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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To me, acting is the most logical way for people’s neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.
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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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To me, acting is the most logical way for people’s neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.
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An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer. In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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I think the one thing this picture shows that’s new is the psychological disproportion of the kids’ demands on the parents.
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Am I in love? Absolutely. I’m in love with ancient philosophers, foreign painters, classic authors, and musicians who have died long ago. I’m a passionate lover.
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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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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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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