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James Dean Quotes

- Actor | February 8, 1931 - September 30, 1955

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.

Life Feet Accept Actor More Out

The only way to make a scene realistic is to do it the way you know it would really happen.

You Know Way Realistic Happen Would

My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.

Life Purpose Society Charm Include

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.

Doing Results Gratification

Death can't be considered because, if you're afraid to die, there's no room in your life to make discoveries.

Life Death Die You Afraid Room

I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.

Nature Beauty World Appreciate Now

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.

Acting Actor Way Director Physical

There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.

Great World Way Conditioning Crook

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.

Great People Me Manifest Acting Way

I don't want anything seventy-thirty. Fifty-fifty's always good enough for me. I don't want to have to give anybody seventy; I don't want anybody to give me seventy. I want fifty.

Good Me Enough Seventy Want Always

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.

Alone Imagination World You Actor

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.

Behavior Picture Reach You Want Try

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