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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

James Dean

If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.
JAMES DEAN

Between Bridge Death Gap Great Life Live Man
Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
JAMES DEAN

Car Driving Easy May Mine Save
Reality doesn’t have any preconceived ideas. You’ve got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette.
JAMES DEAN

Cigarette Drinking Idea Learn Preconceived Reality Smoke Smoking
To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
JAMES DEAN

Actor Before Course Cradle Neurosis Set Thinking
How can you measure acting in inches?
JAMES DEAN

Acting Inch Measure
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.
JAMES DEAN

Experience Learn Lifetime Possible Short Span State
Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
JAMES DEAN

As Die Dream Forever Live Today You
Being a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.
JAMES DEAN

Actors Both Done Good Harder Man
You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
JAMES DEAN

Ground Like Own Reach Really Show Try
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.
JAMES DEAN

Adequate Art Book Force Idea Knowledge Satanic
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.
JAMES DEAN

Adulthood Closer Dream High School Senior Thinking
I’m a serious-minded and intense little devil – terribly gauche and so tense that I don’t see how people can stay in the same room as me. I know I couldn’t tolerate myself.
JAMES DEAN

Devil Gauche Little Minded People Serious Tene Terrible
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.
JAMES DEAN

Accept Art Experience Expression Interpret Life Order Willing
The greatest school of the theater. It houses great people like Marlon Brando, Julie Harris, Arthur Kennedy, Mildred DunnockVery few get into it, and it is absolutely free.
JAMES DEAN

Great Greatest House People Popular School Theatre
To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
JAMES DEAN

Actor Dedication Duty Express Imagination Interpret Man Problem Significance
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.
JAMES DEAN

Contribute Interfere might Nothing Progress World

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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