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

James Dean

You need to drink the drink, not act drinking the drink. You’ve got to do things and not show them.
JAMES DEAN

Act Drink Drinking Need Show Them
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 think the one thing this picture shows that’s new is the psychological disproportion of the kids’ demands on the parents.
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Demand Kid Parent Picture Psychological Thinking
In the short span of his lifetime, an actor must learn all there is to know, experience all there is to experience, or approach that state as closely as possible.
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Experience Learn Lifetime Possible Short Span State
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
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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Accept Art Experience Expression Interpret Life Order Willing
An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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Artistic Battery Hour Learning Master Recharge Two
When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
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Acting Director Following Instructions Order Play
There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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Conditioning Crook Great Impaled Truly Way World
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.
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Afraid Everything Goal Mark Ultimate Worthwhile
Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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Fault Kid Often Parent Work
Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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Allow Belief Consideration Opinionated Prime Trust Two Yourself
I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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Bond Idealistic Lover Metaphysical Physical Relationship Sacrifice Ultimate
Nowadays, he lives in a world we don’t understand too well, the actor’s world. We don’t see too much of him. But he’s a good boy, my Jim.
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Actor Boy Good Like Live Nowadays Person Understand World
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

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

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