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.
JAMES DEANHow can you measure acting in inches?
More James Dean Quotes
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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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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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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The greatest school of the theater. It houses great people like Marlon Brando, Julie Harris, Arthur Kennedy, Mildred DunnockVery few get into it, and it is absolutely free.
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And he must be allowed the space, the freedom to express himself in the role. Without that space, an actor is no more than an unthinking robot with a chest-full of push-buttons.
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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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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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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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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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Being a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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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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