You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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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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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I didn’t know what to do. How do you tell an eight-year-old boy his mother’s going to die? I tried. In my own stumbling way I tried to prepare Jim for it.
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I’m a serious-minded and intense little devil – terribly gauche and so tense that I don’t see how people can stay in the same room as me. I know I couldn’t tolerate myself.
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that. So the director’s task is just that – to direct, to point the way. Then the actor takes over.
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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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What better way to die? It’s fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!
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My fun days are over.
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Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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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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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
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Am I in love? Absolutely. I’m in love with ancient philosophers, foreign painters, classic authors, and musicians who have died long ago. I’m a passionate lover.
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
JAMES DEAN