There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
JAMES DEANI 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.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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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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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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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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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My fun days are over.
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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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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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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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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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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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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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