Reality doesn’t have any preconceived ideas. You’ve got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette.
JAMES DEANOnly the gentle are ever really strong.
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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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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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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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress, one of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that. So the director’s task is just that – to direct, to point the way. Then the actor takes 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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How can you measure acting in inches?
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You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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My fun days are over.
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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It’s never too early to start thinking of your future, so use these high school senior year quotes about following dreams to inspire yourself and those around.
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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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You’re tearing me apart!
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