What better way to die? It’s fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!
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.
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The greatest school of the theater. It houses great people like Marlon Brando, Julie Harris, Arthur Kennedy, Mildred DunnockVery few get into it, and it is absolutely free.
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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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How can you measure acting in inches?
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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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 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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In 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.
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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 only greatness for man is immortality.
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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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You’re tearing me apart!
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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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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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To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
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