I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
JAMES DEANTake it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
More James Dean Quotes
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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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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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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.
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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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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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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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It is the best thing that can happen to an actor. I am one of the youngest to belong. If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress
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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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You need to drink the drink, not act drinking the drink. You’ve got to do things and not show them.
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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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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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An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer. In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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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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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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If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress, one of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that’s all you have.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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I have made great strides in my craft. After months of auditioning, I am very proud to announce that I am a member of the Actors Studio.
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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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How can you measure acting in inches?
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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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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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The clouds are lined with silver and the glass is half full (though the answers won’t be found at the bottom) Don’t sweat the small stuff
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Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn’t hiss or boo me.
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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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