When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions. JAMES DEAN ActingDirectorFollowingInstructionsOrder
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. JAMES DEAN Between
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 JAMES DEAN AnswerBottomLineSiver
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. JAMES DEAN AcceptExpressionOrderWilling
An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries. JAMES DEAN ArtisticBatteryHourRechargeTwo
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. JAMES DEAN InterferemightNothing
