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.
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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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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You’re tearing me apart!
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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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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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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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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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