My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
JAMES DEANI can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
More James Dean Quotes
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.
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On these days I go to my studio, leaf through an art history book, and tell myself that I am part of this great tradition.
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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I think the one thing this picture shows that’s new is the psychological disproportion of the kids’ demands on the parents.
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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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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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How can you measure acting in inches?
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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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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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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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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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