My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
JAMES DEANA 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.
More James Dean Quotes
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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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Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
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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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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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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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I didn’t know what to do. How do you tell an eight-year-old boy his mother’s going to die? I tried. In my own stumbling way I tried to prepare Jim for it.
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To me, acting is the most logical way for people’s neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.
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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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Being a senior in high school means you’re not only getting closer to adulthood, but also ready to start thinking about your dreams and aspirations, whether that’s applying for college, joining the military, or seeing the world.
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Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that’s all you have.
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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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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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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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The clouds are lined with silver and the glass is half full (though the answers won’t be found at the bottom) Don’t sweat the small stuff
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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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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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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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To me, acting is the most logical way for people’s neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.
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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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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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