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.
JAMES DEANAn actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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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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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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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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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In the short span of his lifetime, an actor must learn all there is to know, experience all there is to experience, or approach that state as closely as possible.
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An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer.
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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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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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Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that. So the director’s task is just that – to direct, to point the way. Then the actor takes over.
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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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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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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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It’s never too early to start thinking of your future, so use these high school senior year quotes about following dreams to inspire yourself and those around.
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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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