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.
JAMES DEANThe only greatness for man is immortality.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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He must be superhuman in his efforts to store away in the core of his subconscious everything that he might be called upon to use in the expression of his art.
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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To me, acting is the most logical way for people’s neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.
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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that’s all you have.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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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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The clouds are lined with silver and the glass is half full (though the answers won’t be found at the bottom) Don’t sweat the small stuff
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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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