To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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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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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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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I think the one thing this picture shows that’s new is the psychological disproportion of the kids’ demands on the parents.
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You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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And he must be allowed the space, the freedom to express himself in the role. Without that space, an actor is no more than an unthinking robot with a chest-full of push-buttons.
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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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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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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.
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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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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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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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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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