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.
JAMES DEANI’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.
More James Dean Quotes
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But you can’t show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture.
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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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I fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I’m unable to love anyone tangible
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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’s never too early to start thinking of your future, so use these high school senior year quotes about following dreams to inspire yourself and those around.
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer.
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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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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 a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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In the short span of his lifetime, an actor must learn all there is to know, experience all there is to experience, or approach that state as closely as possible.
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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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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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