There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
JAMES DEANI fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I’m unable to love anyone tangible
More James Dean Quotes
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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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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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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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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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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.
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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.
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It’s never too early to start thinking of your future, so use these high school senior year quotes about following dreams to inspire yourself and those around.
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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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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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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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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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You are who you are meant to be. Dance as if no one’s watching. Love as if it’s all you know. Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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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.
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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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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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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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Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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You’re tearing me apart!
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He must be superhuman in his efforts to store away in the core of his subconscious everything that he might be called upon to use in the expression of his art.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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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 have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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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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