My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
JAMES DEANIt’s never too early to start thinking of your future, so use these high school senior year quotes about following dreams to inspire yourself and those around.
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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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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.
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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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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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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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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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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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Being a senior in high school means you’re not only getting closer to adulthood, but also ready to start thinking about your dreams and aspirations, whether that’s applying for college, joining the military, or seeing the world.
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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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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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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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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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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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Being a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.
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