When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
JAMES DEANRacing is the only time I feel whole.
More James Dean Quotes
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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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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Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
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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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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that.
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I didn’t know what to do. How do you tell an eight-year-old boy his mother’s going to die? I tried. In my own stumbling way I tried to prepare Jim for it.
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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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Reality doesn’t have any preconceived ideas. You’ve got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette.
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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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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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