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.
JAMES DEANTo grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
More James Dean Quotes
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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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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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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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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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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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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Being a senior in high school means you’re not only getting closer to adulthood, but also ready to start thinking about your dreams and aspirations, whether that’s applying for college, joining the military, or seeing the world.
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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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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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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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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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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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What better way to die? It’s fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!
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