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.
JAMES DEANYou’re tearing me apart!
More James Dean Quotes
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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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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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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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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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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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
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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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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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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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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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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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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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