Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
JAMES DEANHe must be superhuman in his efforts to store away in the core of his subconscious everything that he might be called upon to use in the expression of his art.
More James Dean Quotes
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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
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Reality doesn’t have any preconceived ideas. You’ve got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette.
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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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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.
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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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I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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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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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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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
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I fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I’m unable to love anyone tangible
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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.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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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.
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