To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
JAMES DEANAnd 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.
More James Dean Quotes
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If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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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 need to drink the drink, not act drinking the drink. You’ve got to do things and not show them.
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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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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
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My fun days are over.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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On these days I go to my studio, leaf through an art history book, and tell myself that I am part of this great tradition.
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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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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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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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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