Reality doesn’t have any preconceived ideas. You’ve got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette.
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’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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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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I have made great strides in my craft. After months of auditioning, I am very proud to announce that I am a member of the Actors Studio.
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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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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 want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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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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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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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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I think the one thing this picture shows that’s new is the psychological disproportion of the kids’ demands on the parents.
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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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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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The greatest school of the theater. It houses great people like Marlon Brando, Julie Harris, Arthur Kennedy, Mildred DunnockVery few get into it, and it is absolutely free.
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