Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
JAMES DEANOne of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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My fun days are over.
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At times there seems to be a million ideas worth painting. However, there are days when it’s a challenge to pull any idea together.
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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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’re tearing me apart!
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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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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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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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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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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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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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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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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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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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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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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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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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In the short span of his lifetime, an actor must learn all there is to know, experience all there is to experience, or approach that state as closely as possible.
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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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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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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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What do we need all that for?”If a picture is psychologically motivated, if there is truth in the relationship in it, then I think that picture will do good.
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