There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
JAMES DEANBeing 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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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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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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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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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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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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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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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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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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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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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 have made great strides in my craft. After months of auditioning, I am very proud to announce that I am a member of the Actors Studio.
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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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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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You’re tearing me apart!
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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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My fun days are over.
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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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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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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’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
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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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I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture.
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