The only greatness for man is immortality.
JAMES DEANBut you can’t show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture.
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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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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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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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Whatever’s inside making me what I am, it’s like film. Film only works in the dark. Tear it all open and let in the light and you kill it.
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It’s never too early to start thinking of your future, so use these high school senior year quotes about following dreams to inspire yourself and those around.
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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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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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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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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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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If you’re not afraid, if you take everything you are, everything worthwhile in you and direct it at one goal, one ultimate mark, you’ve got to get there.
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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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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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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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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A fish that is in the water has no choice that he is. Genius would have it that we swim in sand. We are fish and we drown.
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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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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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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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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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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 have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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