One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
JAMES DEANOn these days I go to my studio, leaf through an art history book, and tell myself that I am part of this great tradition.
More James Dean Quotes
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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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I fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I’m unable to love anyone tangible
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A good boy, and I’m very proud of him. Not easy to understand, no sir. He’s not easy to understand. But he’s all man, and he’ll make his mark.
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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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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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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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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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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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You need to drink the drink, not act drinking the drink. You’ve got to do things and not show them.
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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Whatever’s inside making me what I am, it’s like film. Film only works in the dark. Tear it all open and let in the light and you kill it.
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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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