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.
JAMES DEANIn fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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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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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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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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And he must be allowed the space, the freedom to express himself in the role. Without that space, an actor is no more than an unthinking robot with a chest-full of push-buttons.
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Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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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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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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My fun days are over.
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If you’re not afraid, if you take everything you are, everything worthwhile in you and direct it at one goal, one ultimate mark, you’ve got to get there.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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