My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
JAMES DEANRemember: 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.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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Nowadays, he lives in a world we don’t understand too well, the actor’s world. We don’t see too much of him. But he’s a good boy, my Jim.
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Being a senior in high school means you’re not only getting closer to adulthood, but also ready to start thinking about your dreams and aspirations, whether that’s applying for college, joining the military, or seeing the world.
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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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I think the one thing this picture shows that’s new is the psychological disproportion of the kids’ demands on the parents.
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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress, one of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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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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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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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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