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.
JAMES DEANBeing a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.
More James Dean Quotes
-
-
When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
JAMES DEAN -
Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
JAMES DEAN -
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.
JAMES DEAN -
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?
JAMES DEAN -
I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
JAMES DEAN -
To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
JAMES DEAN -
My fun days are over.
JAMES DEAN -
I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
JAMES DEAN -
There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
JAMES DEAN -
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.
JAMES DEAN -
Reality doesn’t have any preconceived ideas. You’ve got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette.
JAMES DEAN -
The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
JAMES DEAN -
Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
JAMES DEAN -
You’re tearing me apart!
JAMES DEAN -
I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
JAMES DEAN