I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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.
More James Dean Quotes
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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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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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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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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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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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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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture.
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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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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