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.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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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 have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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What do we need all that for?”If a picture is psychologically motivated, if there is truth in the relationship in it, then I think that picture will do good.
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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 grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
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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 don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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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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