Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
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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The greatest school of the theater. It houses great people like Marlon Brando, Julie Harris, Arthur Kennedy, Mildred DunnockVery few get into it, and it is absolutely free.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.
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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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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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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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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 want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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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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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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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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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