I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
JAMES DEANNowadays, 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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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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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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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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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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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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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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I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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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 actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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