I’m a serious-minded and intense little devil – terribly gauche and so tense that I don’t see how people can stay in the same room as me. I know I couldn’t tolerate myself.
JAMES DEANBeing an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that’s all you have.
More James Dean Quotes
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My fun days are over.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules (they were made to be broken) Forgive quickly, kiss slowly Love truly, laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything that makes you smile.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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I fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I’m unable to love anyone tangible
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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 good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.
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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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What better way to die? It’s fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!
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A fish that is in the water has no choice that he is. Genius would have it that we swim in sand. We are fish and we drown.
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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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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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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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