Am I in love? Absolutely. I’m in love with ancient philosophers, foreign painters, classic authors, and musicians who have died long ago. I’m a passionate lover.
JAMES DEANYou need to drink the drink, not act drinking the drink. You’ve got to do things and not show them.
More James Dean Quotes
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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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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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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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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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.
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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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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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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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You’re tearing me apart!
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I have made great strides in my craft. After months of auditioning, I am very proud to announce that I am a member of the Actors Studio.
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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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