I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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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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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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A good boy, and I’m very proud of him. Not easy to understand, no sir. He’s not easy to understand. But he’s all man, and he’ll make his mark.
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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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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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If you’re not afraid, if you take everything you are, everything worthwhile in you and direct it at one goal, one ultimate mark, you’ve got to get there.
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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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I fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I’m unable to love anyone tangible
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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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You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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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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On these days I go to my studio, leaf through an art history book, and tell myself that I am part of this great tradition.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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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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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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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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Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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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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