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 DEANIt 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.
More James Dean Quotes
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Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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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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My fun days are over.
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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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 also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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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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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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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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You’re tearing me apart!
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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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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He must be superhuman in his efforts to store away in the core of his subconscious everything that he might be called upon to use in the expression of his art.
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