When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
JAMES DEANMy fun days are over.
More James Dean Quotes
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You’re tearing me apart!
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What do we need all that for?”If a picture is psychologically motivated, if there is truth in the relationship in it, then I think that picture will do good.
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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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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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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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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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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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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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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
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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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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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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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