To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
JAMES DEANI think the one thing this picture shows that’s new is the psychological disproportion of the kids’ demands on the parents.
More James Dean Quotes
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Am I in love? Absolutely. I’m in love with ancient philosophers, foreign painters, classic authors, and musicians who have died long ago. I’m a passionate lover.
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It is the best thing that can happen to an actor. I am one of the youngest to belong. If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress
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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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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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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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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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I’m a serious-minded and intense little devil – terribly gauche and so tense that I don’t see how people can stay in the same room as me. I know I couldn’t tolerate myself.
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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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An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer. In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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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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