Remember: Life is short, break the rules
JAMES DEANTo grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
More James Dean Quotes
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My fun days are over.
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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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I have made great strides in my craft. After months of auditioning, I am very proud to announce that I am a member of the Actors Studio.
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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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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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A fish that is in the water has no choice that he is. Genius would have it that we swim in sand. We are fish and we drown.
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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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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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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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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.
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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 wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn’t hiss or boo me.
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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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