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.
JAMES DEANIf 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?
More James Dean Quotes
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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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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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Being a senior in high school means you’re not only getting closer to adulthood, but also ready to start thinking about your dreams and aspirations, whether that’s applying for college, joining the military, or seeing the world.
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But you can’t show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture.
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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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Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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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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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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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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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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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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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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