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.
JAMES DEANOnly the gentle are ever really strong.
More James Dean Quotes
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I fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I’m unable to love anyone tangible
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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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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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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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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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You’re tearing me apart!
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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Whatever’s inside making me what I am, it’s like film. Film only works in the dark. Tear it all open and let in the light and you kill it.
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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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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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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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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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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