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 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.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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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 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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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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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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Nowadays, he lives in a world we don’t understand too well, the actor’s world. We don’t see too much of him. But he’s a good boy, my Jim.
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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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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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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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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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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’re tearing me apart!
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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture.
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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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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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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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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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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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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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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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What better way to die? It’s fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!
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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
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