You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
JAMES DEANWhen an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
More James Dean Quotes
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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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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Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
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If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress, one of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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If 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.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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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 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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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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