A fish that is in the water has no choice that he is. Genius would have it that we swim in sand. We are fish and we drown.
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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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress, one of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
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I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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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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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.
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The clouds are lined with silver and the glass is half full (though the answers won’t be found at the bottom) Don’t sweat the small stuff
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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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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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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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