I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
JAMES DEANIn fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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He must be superhuman in his efforts to store away in the core of his subconscious everything that he might be called upon to use in the expression of his art.
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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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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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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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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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I think the one thing this picture shows that’s new is the psychological disproportion of the kids’ demands on the parents.
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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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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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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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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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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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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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