I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
JAMES DEANBut you can’t show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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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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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’m a serious-minded and intense little devil – terribly gauche and so tense that I don’t see how people can stay in the same room as me. I know I couldn’t tolerate myself.
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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.
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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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A fish that is in the water has no choice that he is. Genius would have it that we swim in sand. We are fish and we drown.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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You need to drink the drink, not act drinking the drink. You’ve got to do things and not show them.
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It’s never too early to start thinking of your future, so use these high school senior year quotes about following dreams to inspire yourself and those around.
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You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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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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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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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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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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