Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
JAMES DEANDream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
More James Dean Quotes
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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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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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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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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I fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I’m unable to love anyone tangible
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I’m a serious-minded and intense little devil – terribly gauche and so tense that I don’t see how people can stay in the same room as me. I know I couldn’t tolerate myself.
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What better way to die? It’s fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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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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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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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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Am I in love? Absolutely. I’m in love with ancient philosophers, foreign painters, classic authors, and musicians who have died long ago. I’m a passionate lover.
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On these days I go to my studio, leaf through an art history book, and tell myself that I am part of this great tradition.
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