Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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At times there seems to be a million ideas worth painting. However, there are days when it’s a challenge to pull any idea together.
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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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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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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn’t hiss or boo 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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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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If you’re not afraid, if you take everything you are, everything worthwhile in you and direct it at one goal, one ultimate mark, you’ve got to get there.
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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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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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If I had one day when I didn’t have to be all confused and didn’t have to feel that I was ashamed of everything. If I felt that I belonged someplace. You know?
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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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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