Being a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.
JAMES DEANI wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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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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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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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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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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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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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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The clouds are lined with silver and the glass is half full (though the answers won’t be found at the bottom) Don’t sweat the small stuff
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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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You’re tearing me apart!
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To me, acting is the most logical way for people’s neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.
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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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