There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
JAMES DEANRemember: Life is short, break the rules
More James Dean Quotes
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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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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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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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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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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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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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He must be superhuman in his efforts to store away in the core of his subconscious everything that he might be called upon to use in the expression of his art.
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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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To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
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