On these days I go to my studio, leaf through an art history book, and tell myself that I am part of this great tradition.
JAMES DEANAnyone 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.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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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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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that.
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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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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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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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’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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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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It was an accident, although I’ve been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child – in school, music, athletics.
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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
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