There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
JAMES DEANIf a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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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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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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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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What better way to die? It’s fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!
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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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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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 need to drink the drink, not act drinking the drink. You’ve got to do things and not show them.
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Whatever’s inside making me what I am, it’s like film. Film only works in the dark. Tear it all open and let in the light and you kill it.
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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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What do we need all that for?”If a picture is psychologically motivated, if there is truth in the relationship in it, then I think that picture will do good.
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Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
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