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.
JAMES DEANIf 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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I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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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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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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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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At times there seems to be a million ideas worth painting. However, there are days when it’s a challenge to pull any idea together.
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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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You need to drink the drink, not act drinking the drink. You’ve got to do things and not show them.
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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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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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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.
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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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