Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
JAMES DEANTo me, acting is the most logical way for people’s neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.
More James Dean Quotes
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Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
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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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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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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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Remember: Life is short, break the rules (they were made to be broken) Forgive quickly, kiss slowly Love truly, laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything that makes you smile.
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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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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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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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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture.
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But you can’t show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture.
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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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