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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.

James Dean

If I had one day when I didn’t have to be all confused and didn’t have to feel that I was ashamed of everything. If I felt that I belonged someplace. You know?
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Ashamed Confused Day Everything Feel One
I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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Destroy Film Light Performance Tell
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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Actor Dedication Duty Express Imagination Interpret Man Problem Significance
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
A fish that is in the water has no choice that he is. Genius would have it that we swim in sand. We are fish and we drown.
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Drown Fish Genuis Sand Swim Water
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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Actor Following Instruction Inspirational Motivational Order Play Scene
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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Great Greatest House People Popular School Theatre
Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn’t hiss or boo me.
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Animal Character Chicken Cow Develop Learn Pig Studying
I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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Country Day Four Hour Texan Twenty Want Wish
Reality doesn’t have any preconceived ideas. You’ve got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette.
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Cigarette Drinking Idea Learn Preconceived Reality Smoke Smoking
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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Actors Both Done Good Harder Man
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
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
My fun days are over.
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Day Feeling Fun Good Mine Over Picture
Being a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.
JAMES DEAN

Actor Before Being Done Easy Good Harder Man

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