You need to drink the drink, not act drinking the drink. You’ve got to do things and not show them.
JAMES DEANBeing 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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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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My fun days are over.
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Nowadays, he lives in a world we don’t understand too well, the actor’s world. We don’t see too much of him. But he’s a good boy, my Jim.
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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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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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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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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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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 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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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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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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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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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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