In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
JAMES DEANI have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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You are who you are meant to be, Dance as if no one’s watching, Love as if it’s all you know, 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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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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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’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a 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’m a serious-minded and intense little devil – terribly gauche and so tense that I don’t see how people can stay in the same room as me. I know I couldn’t tolerate myself.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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In the short span of his lifetime, an actor must learn all there is to know, experience all there is to experience, or approach that state as closely as possible.
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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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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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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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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.
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