I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
JAMES DEANAn hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.
More James Dean Quotes
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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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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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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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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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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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How can you measure acting in inches?
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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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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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Remember: Life is short, break the rules
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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 have made great strides in my craft. After months of auditioning, I am very proud to announce that I am a member of the Actors Studio.
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Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that. So the director’s task is just that – to direct, to point the way. Then the actor takes over.
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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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I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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