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.
JAMES DEANYou need to drink the drink, not act drinking the drink. You’ve got to do things and not show them.
More James Dean Quotes
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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 good boy, and I’m very proud of him. Not easy to understand, no sir. He’s not easy to understand. But he’s all man, and he’ll make his mark.
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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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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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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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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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You’re tearing me apart!
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Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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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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If I had one day when I didn’t have to be all confused and didn’t have to feel that I was ashamed of everything. If I felt that I belonged someplace. You know?
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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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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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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 impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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