I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
JAMES DEANYou’re tearing me apart!
More James Dean Quotes
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
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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.
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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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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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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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At times there seems to be a million ideas worth painting. However, there are days when it’s a challenge to pull any idea together.
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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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My fun days are over.
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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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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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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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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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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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