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.
JAMES DEANI’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
More James Dean Quotes
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To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
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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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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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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 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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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that. So the director’s task is just that – to direct, to point the way. Then the actor takes over.
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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My fun days are over.
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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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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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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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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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It is the best thing that can happen to an actor. I am one of the youngest to belong. If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress
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