Reality doesn’t have any preconceived ideas. You’ve got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette.
JAMES DEANReality doesn’t have any preconceived ideas. You’ve got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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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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Being a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules (they were made to be broken) Forgive quickly, kiss slowly Love truly, laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything that makes you smile.
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You’re tearing me apart!
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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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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
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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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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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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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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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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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