To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
JAMES DEANI can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
More James Dean Quotes
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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
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It’s never too early to start thinking of your future, so use these high school senior year quotes about following dreams to inspire yourself and those around.
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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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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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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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He must be superhuman in his efforts to store away in the core of his subconscious everything that he might be called upon to use in the expression of his art.
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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.
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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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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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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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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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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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I think the one thing this picture shows that’s new is the psychological disproportion of the kids’ demands on the parents.
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You need to drink the drink, not act drinking the drink. You’ve got to do things and not show them.
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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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I didn’t know what to do. How do you tell an eight-year-old boy his mother’s going to die? I tried. In my own stumbling way I tried to prepare Jim for it.
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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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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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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.
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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 wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.
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