You’re tearing me apart!
JAMES DEANIn fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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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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Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that. So the director’s task is just that – to direct, to point the way. Then the actor takes over.
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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
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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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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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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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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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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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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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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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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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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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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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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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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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You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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Am I in love? Absolutely. I’m in love with ancient philosophers, foreign painters, classic authors, and musicians who have died long ago. I’m a passionate lover.
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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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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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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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It’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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