I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
JAMES DEANI can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
JAMES DEANOn 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 DEANBeing an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that’s all you have.
JAMES DEANIf 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.
JAMES DEANParents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
JAMES DEANIf 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 DEANTo me, acting is the most logical way for people’s neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.
JAMES DEANI have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
JAMES DEANWhen an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
JAMES DEANI fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I’m unable to love anyone tangible
JAMES DEANI think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
JAMES DEANI wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
JAMES DEANRemember: 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.
JAMES DEANIf 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.
JAMES DEANI also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
JAMES DEANOne of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
JAMES DEAN