James DeanWhat better way to die? It's fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory! ✨ Biography / Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.361Death
James DeanTo me, acting is the most logical way for people's neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imd… ▶361Humanity
James DeanIf you’re not afraid, if you take everything you are, everything worthwhile in you and direct it at one goal, one ultimate mark, you’ve got to get there.341Truth
James DeanI want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.376Thought
James DeanTo 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 … ▶311Life
James DeanIt was an accident, although I've 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 w… ▶378HumanityThought
James DeanWhen 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. ✨ Biography… ▶334Love
James DeanMy purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.313HumanityLife
James DeanI can't let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film303Reflection
James DeanI 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… ▶281Thought
James DeanHow can you measure acting in inches? ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.359Life
James DeanI wouldn't like me, if I had to be around me.293Philosophy
James DeanI’m a serious-minded and intense little devil – terribly gauche and so tense that I don’t see how people can stay in the same room as me. I know I couldn’t tolerate myself.339HumanityThought
James DeanAn 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 f… ▶339HumanityLifePolitics
James DeanThere is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning. A fish that is in the water has no choice that he is. Genius would have it that we sw… ▶297Thought
James DeanI also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.233Reading
James DeanTrust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.211Reflection
James DeanIf 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. ✨ Elvis Presley 'Live' Like You've Never… ▶299DeathLifeTruth
James DeanWhat 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 Rebe… ▶201ThoughtTruth
James DeanI think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.289LifeThought
James DeanBut 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… ▶234Reading
James DeanWhatever’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.2810Death
James DeanStudying 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. ✨ Biog… ▶191Death
James DeanIf 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.2710Reading
James DeanAm I in love? Absolutely. I'm in love with ancient philosophers, foreign painters, classic authors, and musicians who have died long ago. I'm a passionate lover. I fawn over these… ▶171DeathHumanityLove
James DeanWhen 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. So the director's… ▶182Thought
James DeanIf I had one day when I didn't have to be all confused and didn't have to feel that I was ashamed of everything. If I felt that I belonged someplace. You know? ✨ Fictional c… ▶205Humor
James DeanTake it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.238Life
James DeanDream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today. ✨ Biography / Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.194Death
James DeanRemember: Life is short, break the rules (they were made to be broken) Forgive quickly, kiss slowly Love truly, laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything that makes you smile… ▶162DeathHumorLife
