But you can’t show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture.
JAMES DEANA fish that is in the water has no choice that he is. Genius would have it that we swim in sand. We are fish and we drown.
More James Dean Quotes
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I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture.
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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If you’re not afraid, if you take everything you are, everything worthwhile in you and direct it at one goal, one ultimate mark, you’ve got to get there.
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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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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.
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If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress, one of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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What better way to die? It’s fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!
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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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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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The greatest school of the theater. It houses great people like Marlon Brando, Julie Harris, Arthur Kennedy, Mildred DunnockVery few get into it, and it is absolutely free.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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