But you can’t show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture.
JAMES DEANYou’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
More James Dean Quotes
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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I didn’t know what to do. How do you tell an eight-year-old boy his mother’s going to die? I tried. In my own stumbling way I tried to prepare Jim for it.
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You’re tearing me apart!
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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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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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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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Remember: Life is short, break the rules (they were made to be broken) Forgive quickly, kiss slowly Love truly, laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything that makes you smile.
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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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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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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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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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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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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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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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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I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture.
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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer.
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Reality doesn’t have any preconceived ideas. You’ve got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette.
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My fun days are over.
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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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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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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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If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.
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Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn’t hiss or boo me.
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