James Dean

James Dean

Actor

James Dean was an iconic American actor known for his roles in 'Rebel Without a Cause' and 'East of Eden', symbolizing youthful rebellion and emotional depth.

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Born
February 8, 1931
Died
September 30, 1955
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"Being a senior in high school means you're not only getting closer to adulthood, but also ready to start thinking about your dreams and aspirations, whether that's applying for college, joining the military, or seeing the world. It's never too early to start thinking of your future, so use these high school senior year quotes about following dreams to inspire yourself and those around. Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."

Senior Dream Thinking Of You
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"Whatever’s inside making me what I am, it’s like film. Film only works in the dark. Tear it all open and let in the light and you kill it."

Dark Light Tears
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"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. Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done."

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

World Way Crooks
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"Reality doesn't have any preconceived ideas. You've got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette. You need to drink the drink, not act drinking the drink. You've got to do things and not show them."

Drinking Reality Ideas
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"I have made great strides in my craft. After months of auditioning, I am very proud to announce that I am a member of the Actors Studio. The greatest school of the theater. It houses great people like Marlon Brando, Julie Harris, Arthur Kennedy, Mildred DunnockVery few get into it, and it is absolutely free. It is the best thing that can happen to an actor. I am one of the youngest to belong. If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress, one of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world."

School People House
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"I wouldn't like me, if I had to be around me."

Like Me Ifs
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"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."

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

Appreciate World Able
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"At times there seems to be a million ideas worth painting. However, there are days when it's a challenge to pull any idea together. On these days I go to my studio, leaf through an art history book, and tell myself that I am part of this great tradition."

Art Book Ideas
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"What do we need all that for?”If a picture is psychologically motivated, if there is truth in the relationship in it, then I think that picture will do good. I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture."

Believe Thinking Needs
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"If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress, one of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world."

Progress World Might
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"What better way to die? It's fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!"

Way Glory Clean
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"I didn't know what to do. How do you tell an eight-year-old boy his mother's going to die? I tried. In my own stumbling way I tried to prepare Jim for it. Nowadays, he lives in a world we don't understand too well, the actor's world. We don't see too much of him. But he's a good boy, my Jim. A good boy, and I'm very proud of him. Not easy to understand, no sir. He's not easy to understand. But he's all man, and he'll make his mark. Mind you, my boy will make his mark."

Mother Boys Men
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"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."

Kids Thinking Parent
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