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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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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If you’re not afraid, if you take everything you are, everything worthwhile in you and direct it at one goal, one ultimate mark, you’ve got to get there.
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I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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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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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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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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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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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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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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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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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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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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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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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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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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