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
JAMES DEANWhen 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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He must be superhuman in his efforts to store away in the core of his subconscious everything that he might be called upon to use in the expression of his art.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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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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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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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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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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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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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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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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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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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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To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
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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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