Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that. So the director’s task is just that – to direct, to point the way. Then the actor takes over.
JAMES DEANAm 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.
More James Dean Quotes
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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. In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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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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What better way to die? It’s fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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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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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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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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What do we need all that for?”If a picture is psychologically motivated, if there is truth in the relationship in it, then I think that picture will do good.
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I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture.
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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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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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