I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
JAMES DEANRacing is the only time I feel whole.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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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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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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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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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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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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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 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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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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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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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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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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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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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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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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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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You’re tearing me apart!
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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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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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If I had one day when I didn’t have to be all confused and didn’t have to feel that I was ashamed of everything. If I felt that I belonged someplace. You know?
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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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You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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It was an accident, although I’ve been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child – in school, music, athletics.
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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