To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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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My fun days are over.
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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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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.
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A good boy, and I’m very proud of him. Not easy to understand, no sir. He’s not easy to understand. But he’s all man, and he’ll make his mark.
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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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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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If you’re not afraid, if you take everything you are, everything worthwhile in you and direct it at one goal, one ultimate mark, you’ve got to get there.
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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Being a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.
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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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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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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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