An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer. In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
JAMES DEAN
One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer. In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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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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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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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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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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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules (they were made to be broken) Forgive quickly, kiss slowly Love truly, laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything that makes you smile.
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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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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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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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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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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 my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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