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You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.

James Dean

Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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Fault Kid Often Parent Work
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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Absolutely Ago Ancient Author Classic Foreign Heart Long Musician Painter People Philospher
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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Actor Following Instruction Inspirational Motivational Order Play Scene
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.
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Experience Learn Lifetime Possible Short Span State
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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Away Core Effort Everything Store Subconscious Superhuman
One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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Able Contribute Day Feeling might One Something World
To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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Actor Before Course Cradle Neurosis Set Thinking
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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Actor Belong Best Happen Keep Nothing Thing Youngest
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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Allowed Button Express Freedom Push Robot Role Space Unthinking
I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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Able Appreciate Beauty Endowed Nature Now World
I have made great strides in my craft. After months of auditioning, I am very proud to announce that I am a member of the Actors Studio.
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Announce Auditing Craft House Member People Proud School Stride
On these days I go to my studio, leaf through an art history book, and tell myself that I am part of this great tradition.
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Anyone Challenge Day However Painting Pull Studio Through
Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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Boy Make Mark Mind Mine Remember
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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Dance Dream Forever Love Meant Today
Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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Allow Belief Consideration Opinionated Prime Trust Two Yourself
The greatest school of the theater. It houses great people like Marlon Brando, Julie Harris, Arthur Kennedy, Mildred DunnockVery few get into it, and it is absolutely free.
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Great Greatest House People Popular School Theatre

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