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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.

James Dean

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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Director Physical Point Qualification Task Way
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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Contribute Interfere might Nothing Progress World
I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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Arm Behind Behind Back Going Tied
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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Dance Dream Forever Love Meant Today
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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Dark Film Inside Light Open Tear Test Work
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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Behaviour Idyllic Kid Picture Show Trying
Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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Boy Make Mark Mind Mine Remember
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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Believe Motivated Need Picture Psychologically Relationship Thinking Truth
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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Acting Great Logical Manifest Need Neurise People Themselves Way
I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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Discovery Existence Prime Reason Thinking World
There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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Choice Conditioning Crook Fish Great Impaled Swim Truly Water
How can you measure acting in inches?
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Acting Inch Measure
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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Adulthood Closer Dream High School Senior Thinking
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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Adequate Art Book Force Idea Knowledge Satanic
Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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Feel Only Racing Time Whole
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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Actor Alone Being Concentration Imagination Loneliness Thing

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