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 DEAN
You 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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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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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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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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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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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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You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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My fun days are over.
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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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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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I didn’t know what to do. How do you tell an eight-year-old boy his mother’s going to die? I tried. In my own stumbling way I tried to prepare Jim for it.
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Reality doesn’t have any preconceived ideas. You’ve got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette.
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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
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