To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
JAMES DEANWhatever’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.
More James Dean Quotes
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In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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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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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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Nowadays, he lives in a world we don’t understand too well, the actor’s world. We don’t see too much of him. But he’s a good boy, my Jim.
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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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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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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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What better way to die? It’s fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!
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Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.
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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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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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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.
JAMES DEAN