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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film

James Dean

What do we need all that for?”If a picture is psychologically motivated, if there is truth in the relationship in it, then I think that picture will do good.
JAMES DEAN

Believe Motivated Need Picture Psychologically Relationship Thinking Truth
You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
JAMES DEAN

Ground Like Own Reach Really Show Try
I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
JAMES DEAN

Destroy Film Light Performance Tell
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.
JAMES DEAN

Acting Great Logical Manifest Need Neurise People Themselves Way
One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
JAMES DEAN

Able Contribute Day Feeling might One Something World
Being a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.
JAMES DEAN

Actor Before Being Done Easy Good Harder Man
I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture.
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Believe Cause Firmly Picture Rebel Trust
And he must be allowed the space, the freedom to express himself in the role. Without that space, an actor is no more than an unthinking robot with a chest-full of push-buttons.
JAMES DEAN

Allowed Button Express Freedom Push Robot Role Space Unthinking
You need to drink the drink, not act drinking the drink. You’ve got to do things and not show them.
JAMES DEAN

Act Drink Drinking Need Show Them
When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
JAMES DEAN

Acting Director Following Instructions Order Play
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
JAMES DEAN

Dance Forever Knew Live Love Meant Today Watching
When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that.
JAMES DEAN

Actor Following Instruction Inspirational Motivational Order Play Scene
My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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Charm Doe Hankering Include Life Purpose Society
Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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Break Life Regret Remember Rule Short
Whatever’s inside making me what I am, it’s like film. Film only works in the dark. Tear it all open and let in the light and you kill it.
JAMES DEAN

Dark Film Inside Light Open Tear Test Work
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.
JAMES DEAN

Actor Boy Good Like Live Nowadays Person Understand World
I fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I’m unable to love anyone tangible
JAMES DEAN

Anyone Fawn Herat People Soul Tangible Trouble Unable
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.
JAMES DEAN

Between Bridge Death Gap Great Life Live Man
It was an accident, although I’ve been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child – in school, music, athletics.
JAMES DEAN

Child Children Function Involved School Theatrical Thinking
It’s never too early to start thinking of your future, so use these high school senior year quotes about following dreams to inspire yourself and those around.
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Dream Early Follow Future never School Senior Start
In the short span of his lifetime, an actor must learn all there is to know, experience all there is to experience, or approach that state as closely as possible.
JAMES DEAN

Experience Learn Lifetime Possible Short Span State
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.
JAMES DEAN

Director Physical Point Qualification Task Way
Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
JAMES DEAN

As Die Dream Forever Live Today You
Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
JAMES DEAN

Fault Kid Often Parent Work
Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
JAMES DEAN

Change Dream Forever Life Positive Today
I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
JAMES DEAN

Around Feel Like Me Myself Protect
To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
JAMES DEAN

Actor Dedication Duty Express Imagination Interpret Man Problem Significance

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