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 DEANParents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
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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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.
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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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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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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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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.
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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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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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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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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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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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If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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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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