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.
JAMES DEANThe gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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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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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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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture.
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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.
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Being a senior in high school means you’re not only getting closer to adulthood, but also ready to start thinking about your dreams and aspirations, whether that’s applying for college, joining the military, or seeing the world.
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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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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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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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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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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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