- Actor | February 8, 1931 - September 30, 1955
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.
James Dean
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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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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done.
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I'm a serious-minded and intense little devil, terribly gauche and so tense I don't see how people stay in the same room with me. I know I wouldn't tolerate myself.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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You try to be yourself, do only what you've always done and like to do, and right away, you're tagged as an oddball.
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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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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I used to fly around quite a bit, you know? I took a lot of unnecessary chances on the highways. And I started racing, and now I drive on the highways, I'm extra cautious because no one knows what they're doing half the time. You don't know what this guy is going to do or that one.
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I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
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