I didn’t know what to do. How do you tell an eight-year-old boy his mother’s going to die? I tried. In my own stumbling way I tried to prepare Jim for it.
JAMES DEANI didn’t know what to do. How do you tell an eight-year-old boy his mother’s going to die? I tried. In my own stumbling way I tried to prepare Jim for it.
JAMES DEANYou 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
JAMES DEANHow can you measure acting in inches?
JAMES DEANAm 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.
JAMES DEANIt was an accident, although I’ve been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child – in school, music, athletics.
JAMES DEANTake it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
JAMES DEANI want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
JAMES DEANAnyone 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.
JAMES DEANI fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I’m unable to love anyone tangible
JAMES DEANReality doesn’t have any preconceived ideas. You’ve got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette.
JAMES DEANI wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
JAMES DEANTo grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
JAMES DEANMy purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
JAMES DEANI firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture.
JAMES DEANI also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
JAMES DEANThe only greatness for man is immortality.
JAMES DEAN