I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
JAMES DEANI fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I’m unable to love anyone tangible
More James Dean Quotes
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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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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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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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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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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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Nowadays, he lives in a world we don’t understand too well, the actor’s world. We don’t see too much of him. But he’s a good boy, my Jim.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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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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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that.
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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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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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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 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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