At times there seems to be a million ideas worth painting. However, there are days when it’s a challenge to pull any idea together.
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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
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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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What do we need all that for?”If a picture is psychologically motivated, if there is truth in the relationship in it, then I think that picture will do good.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
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Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn’t hiss or boo me.
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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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If I had one day when I didn’t have to be all confused and didn’t have to feel that I was ashamed of everything. If I felt that I belonged someplace. You know?
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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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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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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