Whatever’s inside making me what I am, it’s like film. Film only works in the dark. Tear it all open and let in the light and you kill it.
JAMES DEAN
To 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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Whatever’s inside making me what I am, it’s like film. Film only works in the dark. Tear it all open and let in the light and you kill it.
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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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I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture.
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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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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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Am 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.
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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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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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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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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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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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.
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