When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
JAMES DEANI think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
More James Dean Quotes
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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 sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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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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You’re tearing me apart!
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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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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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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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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It was an accident, although I’ve been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child – in school, music, athletics.
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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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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But you can’t show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture.
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My fun days are over.
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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