Only the gentle are ever really strong.
JAMES DEANI want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
More James Dean Quotes
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Being a senior in high school means you’re not only getting closer to adulthood, but also ready to start thinking about your dreams and aspirations, whether that’s applying for college, joining the military, or seeing the world.
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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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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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And he must be allowed the space, the freedom to express himself in the role. Without that space, an actor is no more than an unthinking robot with a chest-full of push-buttons.
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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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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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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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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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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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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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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 don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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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’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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