James Dean Quotes

• 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

  Tags in Actor, Director, Scene, Masochistic

• Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.

  James Dean

  Topics in Trust

  Tags in Opinionated

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

  James Dean

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Conditioning, World, Great, Crook

• The only greatness for man is immortality.

  James Dean

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Immortality, Greatness, Man

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

  James Dean

  Tags in Gratification

• 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

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Actor, Hissed, Pigs, Studying, Animal

• Only the gentle are ever really strong.

  James Dean

  Topics in Inspirational, Movies

  Tags in Actor

• 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

  Topics in Death, Life

  Tags in Immortality, Gap, Fame, Bridge

• I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.

  James Dean

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Texan, Hours

• 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

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Demands, Psychological, Disproportion, Parents

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

  James Dean

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Endowed, Appreciate

• 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

• 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

  Topics in Experience

  Tags in Offer

• Dream as if you’ll live forever live as if you’ll die today.

  James Dean

  Topics in Dream

  Tags in Live, Forever

• It was an accident, although Ive been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child in school, music, athletics. To me, acting is the most logical way for peoples neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves. To my way of thinking, an actors course is set even before hes out of the cradle.

  James Dean

  Topics in Children

  Tags in Actors And Acting, Neurosis, Theater

• 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. Being a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.

  James Dean

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Actors And Acting, Doing Your Best, Men

James Dean (16)

Birth:	8th February, 1931
Death:	30th September, 1955
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Racer

About

James Byron Dean was born in Marion, Indiana, USA. He was an American actor and race car driver. His role in several films include: East of Eden(Golden Globe Special Achievement Award for Best Dramatic Actor, Jussi Award for Best Foreign Actor, Nominated- Academy Award for Best Actor, Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor), Rebel Without a Cause(Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor), Giant(Nominated- Academy Award for Best Actor). His role in television include: Lux Video Theatre(TV series) and General Electric Theater(TV series). Dean's premature death in a car crash cemented his legendary status.

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