In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
JAMES DEANThe only greatness for man is immortality.
More James Dean Quotes
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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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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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
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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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My fun days are over.
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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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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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On these days I go to my studio, leaf through an art history book, and tell myself that I am part of this great tradition.
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You’re tearing me apart!
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A good boy, and I’m very proud of him. Not easy to understand, no sir. He’s not easy to understand. But he’s all man, and he’ll make his mark.
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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that.
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