I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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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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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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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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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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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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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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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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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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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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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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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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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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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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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