Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that. So the director’s task is just that – to direct, to point the way. Then the actor takes over.
JAMES DEANIn the short span of his lifetime, an actor must learn all there is to know, experience all there is to experience, or approach that state as closely as possible.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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I think the one thing this picture shows that’s new is the psychological disproportion of the kids’ demands on the parents.
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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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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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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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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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At times there seems to be a million ideas worth painting. However, there are days when it’s a challenge to pull any idea together.
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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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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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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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If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress, one of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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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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