I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
JAMES DEANAn actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer. In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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Reality doesn’t have any preconceived ideas. You’ve got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette.
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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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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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Nowadays, he lives in a world we don’t understand too well, the actor’s world. We don’t see too much of him. But he’s a good boy, my Jim.
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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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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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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