If I had one day when I didn’t have to be all confused and didn’t have to feel that I was ashamed of everything. If I felt that I belonged someplace. You know?
JAMES DEANThere is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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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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Remember: Life is short, break the rules (they were made to be broken) Forgive quickly, kiss slowly Love truly, laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything that makes you smile.
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To me, acting is the most logical way for people’s neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
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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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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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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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Whatever’s inside making me what I am, it’s like film. Film only works in the dark. Tear it all open and let in the light and you kill it.
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