It 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.
JAMES DEANWhat better way to die? It’s fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!
More James Dean Quotes
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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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I have made great strides in my craft. After months of auditioning, I am very proud to announce that I am a member of the Actors Studio.
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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
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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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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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You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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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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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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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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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?
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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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I can’t let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film
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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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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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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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