The only greatness for man is immortality.
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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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that.
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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 think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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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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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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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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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 have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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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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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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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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