To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
JAMES DEANReality 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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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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A good boy, and I’m very proud of him. Not easy to understand, no sir. He’s not easy to understand. But he’s all man, and he’ll make his mark.
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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You’re tearing me apart!
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If you’re not afraid, if you take everything you are, everything worthwhile in you and direct it at one goal, one ultimate mark, you’ve got to get there.
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Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
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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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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn’t hiss or boo 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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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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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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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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