In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
JAMES DEANYou’re tearing me apart!
More James Dean Quotes
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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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Whatever’s inside making me what I am, it’s like film. Film only works in the dark. Tear it all open and let in the light and you kill it.
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Nowadays, 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.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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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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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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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.
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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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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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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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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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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 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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