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.
JAMES DEANBeing 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 want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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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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Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
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I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture.
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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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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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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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I fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I’m unable to love anyone tangible
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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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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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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
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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.
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