James Dean Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.”

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

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

“To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“To my way of thinking, an actor's course is set even before he's out of the cradle.”

“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.”