You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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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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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What better way to die? It’s fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!
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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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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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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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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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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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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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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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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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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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