All James Dean Quotes
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.
James Dean
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
James Dean
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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn't acting. It's following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that.
James Dean
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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
James Dean
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But you can't show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture. You've got to show what it's really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
James Dean
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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
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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.
James Dean
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To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
James Dean
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To my way of thinking, an actor's course is set even before he's out of the cradle.
James Dean
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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. Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.
James Dean
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I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
James Dean
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