The only greatness for man is immortality.
JAMES DEANTo my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
More James Dean Quotes
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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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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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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A good boy, and I’m very proud of him. Not easy to understand, no sir. He’s not easy to understand. But he’s all man, and he’ll make his mark.
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It 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.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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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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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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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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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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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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I fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I’m unable to love anyone tangible
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