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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More James Dean Quotes
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You’re tearing me apart!
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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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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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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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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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 also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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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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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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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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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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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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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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If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress, one of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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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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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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I didn’t know what to do. How do you tell an eight-year-old boy his mother’s going to die? I tried. In my own stumbling way I tried to prepare Jim for it.
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