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.

Quote by James Dean

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Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.

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

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

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

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

Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a...

Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a...

Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with...

Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with...

I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.

I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.

When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn't acting....

When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn't acting....

Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.

Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.

Only the gentle are ever really strong.

Only the gentle are ever really strong.

If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live...

If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live...

Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to...

Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to...

To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his...

To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his...

There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled...

There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled...

But you can't show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the...

But you can't show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the...

To me, acting is the most logical way for people's neuroses to manifest themselves, in...

To me, acting is the most logical way for people's neuroses to manifest themselves, in...

Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with...

Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with...

Live fast, die young, and leave a good looking corpse.

Live fast, die young, and leave a good looking corpse.

Every man dies. Not every man really lives.

Every man dies. Not every man really lives.

Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite. Or...

Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite. Or...

Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be...

Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be...