Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
JAMES DEANThe 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
More James Dean Quotes
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules (they were made to be broken) Forgive quickly, kiss slowly Love truly, laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything that makes you smile.
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I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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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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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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Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn’t hiss or boo me.
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It was an accident, although I’ve been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child – in school, music, athletics.
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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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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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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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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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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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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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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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Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that. So the director’s task is just that – to direct, to point the way. Then the actor takes over.
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