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 DEANNowadays, he lives in a world we don’t understand too well, the actor’s world. We don’t see too much of him. But he’s a good boy, my Jim.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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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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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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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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But you can’t show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture.
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My fun days are over.
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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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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The greatest school of the theater. It houses great people like Marlon Brando, Julie Harris, Arthur Kennedy, Mildred DunnockVery few get into it, and it is absolutely free.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules (they were made to be broken) Forgive quickly, kiss slowly Love truly, laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything that makes you smile.
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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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If I had one day when I didn’t have to be all confused and didn’t have to feel that I was ashamed of everything. If I felt that I belonged someplace. You know?
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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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