Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
JAMES DEANThe gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
More James Dean Quotes
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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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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Reality doesn’t have any preconceived ideas. You’ve got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette.
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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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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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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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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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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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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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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Nowadays, he lives in a world we don’t understand too well, the actor’s world. We don’t see too much of him. But he’s a good boy, my Jim.
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To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
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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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