I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
JAMES DEANTrust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
More James Dean Quotes
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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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You’re tearing me apart!
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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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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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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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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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An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer.
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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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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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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.
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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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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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