You’re tearing me apart!
JAMES DEANMy fun days are over.
More James Dean Quotes
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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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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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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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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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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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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.
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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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It was an accident, although I’ve been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child – in school, music, athletics.
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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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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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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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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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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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And he must be allowed the space, the freedom to express himself in the role. Without that space, an actor is no more than an unthinking robot with a chest-full of push-buttons.
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