I think the one thing this picture shows that’s new is the psychological disproportion of the kids’ demands on the parents.
JAMES DEANTrust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
More James Dean Quotes
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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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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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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Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that’s all you have.
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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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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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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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How can you measure acting in inches?
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Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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