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.
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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What better way to die? It’s fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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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.
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn’t hiss or boo me.
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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You’re tearing me apart!
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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 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 also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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