If I had one day when I didn’t have to be all confused and didn’t have to feel that I was ashamed of everything. If I felt that I belonged someplace. You know?
JAMES DEANMy fun days are over.
More James Dean Quotes
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It was an accident, although I’ve been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child – in school, music, athletics.
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And he must be allowed the space, the freedom to express himself in the role. Without that space, an actor is no more than an unthinking robot with a chest-full of push-buttons.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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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 think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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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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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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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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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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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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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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