There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
JAMES DEANTrust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
More James Dean Quotes
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But you can’t show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture.
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I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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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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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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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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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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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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The clouds are lined with silver and the glass is half full (though the answers won’t be found at the bottom) Don’t sweat the small stuff
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You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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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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It is the best thing that can happen to an actor. I am one of the youngest to belong. If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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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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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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