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.
JAMES DEANThe 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.
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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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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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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You need to drink the drink, not act drinking the drink. You’ve got to do things and not show them.
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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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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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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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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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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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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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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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