One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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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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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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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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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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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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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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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’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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But you can’t show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture.
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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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You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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