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.
JAMES DEANOne of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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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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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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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How can you measure acting in inches?
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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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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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He must be superhuman in his efforts to store away in the core of his subconscious everything that he might be called upon to use in the expression of his art.
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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The clouds are lined with silver and the glass is half full (though the answers won’t be found at the bottom) Don’t sweat the small stuff
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