I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
JAMES DEANIf 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.
More James Dean Quotes
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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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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.
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Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn’t hiss or boo me.
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You’re tearing me apart!
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You are who you are meant to be, Dance as if no one’s watching, Love as if it’s all you know, Dream as if you’ll live forever, Live as if you’ll die today
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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In 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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I don’t have to explain anything to anybody.
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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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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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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 wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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The clouds are lined with silver and the glass is half full (though the answers won’t be found at the bottom) Don’t sweat the small stuff
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And he must be allowed the space, the freedom to express himself in the role. Without that space, an actor is no more than an unthinking robot with a chest-full of push-buttons.
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