One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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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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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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It was an accident, although I’ve been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child – in school, music, athletics.
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You are who you are meant to be. Dance as if no one’s watching. Love as if it’s all you know. Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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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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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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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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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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It is the best thing that can happen to an actor. I am one of the youngest to belong. If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress
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Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that’s all you have.
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You are who you are meant to be, Dance as if no one’s watching, Love as if it’s all you know, Dream as if you’ll live forever, Live as if you’ll die today
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