Author: James Dean

Quotes

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 an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have.

- James Dean

Racing is the only time I feel whole.

Racing is the only time I feel whole.

- James Dean

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

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

- James Dean

I don't want anything seventy-thirty. Fifty-fifty's always good enough for me. I don't want to have to give anybody seventy; I don't want anybody to give me seventy. I want fifty.

I don't want anything seventy-thirty. Fifty-fifty's always good enough for me. I don't want to have to give anybody seventy; I don't want anybody to give me seventy. I want fifty.

- James Dean

My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.

My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.

- James Dean

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

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

- James Dean

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.

- James Dean

Only the gentle are ever really strong.

Only the gentle are ever really strong.

- James Dean

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

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

- James Dean

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