Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
JAMES DEANThere is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
More James Dean Quotes
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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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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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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.
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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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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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
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An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer.
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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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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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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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