What better way to die? It’s fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!
JAMES DEANAn actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer.
More James Dean Quotes
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The clouds are lined with silver and the glass is half full (though the answers won’t be found at the bottom) Don’t sweat the small stuff
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Nowadays, 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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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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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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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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Being a senior in high school means you’re not only getting closer to adulthood, but also ready to start thinking about your dreams and aspirations, whether that’s applying for college, joining the military, or seeing the world.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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A good boy, and I’m very proud of him. Not easy to understand, no sir. He’s not easy to understand. But he’s all man, and he’ll make his mark.
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It was an accident, although I’ve been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child – in school, music, athletics.
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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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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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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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