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.
JAMES DEANI 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.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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Remember: Life is short, break the rules (they were made to be broken) Forgive quickly, kiss slowly Love truly, laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything that makes you smile.
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You are who you are meant to be. Dance as if no one’s watching. Love as if it’s all you know. Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn’t hiss or boo me.
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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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But you can’t show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture.
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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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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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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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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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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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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
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Reality doesn’t have any preconceived ideas. You’ve got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette.
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