My fun days are over.
JAMES DEANMy purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
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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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But 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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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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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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You’re tearing me apart!
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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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 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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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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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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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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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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