There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
JAMES DEANThe only greatness for man is immortality.
More James Dean Quotes
-
-
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.
JAMES DEAN -
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
JAMES DEAN -
I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
JAMES DEAN -
Being a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.
JAMES DEAN -
The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
JAMES DEAN -
Racing is the only time I feel whole.
JAMES DEAN -
An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
JAMES DEAN -
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.
JAMES DEAN -
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.
JAMES DEAN -
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.
JAMES DEAN -
Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
JAMES DEAN -
An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
JAMES DEAN -
The only greatness for man is immortality.
JAMES DEAN -
To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
JAMES DEAN -
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.
JAMES DEAN -
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
JAMES DEAN -
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.
JAMES DEAN -
But you can’t show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture.
JAMES DEAN -
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.
JAMES DEAN -
There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
JAMES DEAN -
How can you measure acting in inches?
JAMES DEAN -
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 DEAN -
I fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I’m unable to love anyone tangible
JAMES DEAN -
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.
JAMES DEAN -
I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
JAMES DEAN -
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.
JAMES DEAN