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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries. — James Dean

I'd rather have people hiss than yawn. — James Dean

I at least felt the obligation to speak clearly [in 'The last Tycoon']. This is pre-Brando and pre-James Dean. Nobody mumbled back then. — Matt Bomer

I expected that most of my career would be in dramatic acting. My hero was James Dean. — Jim Carrey

I always watch Dean Martin's show ... just to see if he falls down. — James Stewart

An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement. — James Dean

I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces. — James Dean

There's a wealth of information on James Dean, and everybody has an opinion on him. James Dean made some kind of impression on everybody. — Dane DeHaan

I became a completely dysfunctional, miserable person, completely uncommunicative and aggressive. — James Dean Bradfield

Only the gentle men are ever really strong — James Dean

Racing is the only time I feel whole. — James Dean

You're tearing me apart! — James Dean

Youth is the only sexy tragedy. It's James Dean jumping into his Porsche Spyder, it's Marilyn heading off to bed. — Michael Cunningham

The only greatness for man is immortality. — James Dean

Remember: Life is short, break the rules — James Dean

It's better, really, to go out in a blaze. That's why we love Marilyn, and James Dean. We love the ones who walk right into the fire. — Michael Cunningham

I can't let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film — James Dean

He leans against the doorframe. Some guys are born to lean. He's definitely one of them. James Dean was another. — Jandy Nelson

I already played James Dean in a film called Race with Destiny, but it hasn't come out yet. — Casper Van Dien

I love Marlon Brando and James Dean. That was when it was all about the star and the script. Nowadays, everything has to be action-packed. — Ansel Elgort

What must it be like to be all James Dean and Steve McQueen in your leather and denim? Not giving a damn about anything? — Lauren Gilley

I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world, is discovery. — James Dean

Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse. — James Dean

My dad used to put me in front of the TV screen and made me watch old Jimmy Durante and Dean Martin movies. I just always loved entertainment. — James Wolk

Dream like you'll live forever, live like you'll die today. — James Dean

James Dean was always a tortured soul. — Ansel Elgort

Without a reunion, the Eagles are forever young, like James Dean. — Glenn Frey

I myself am a great James Dean fan. He had this aura and enigma about him. — Ranbir Kapoor

I always wanted to be an actor, but my top three favorite actors of all time are Al Pacino, James Dean and Philip Seymour Hoffman. — Dane DeHaan

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. — James Dean

Dream as if you will live forever; Live as if you will die today. — James Dean

James Dean's death had a profound effect on me. The instant I heard about it, I vomited. I don't know why, — Montgomery Clift

Actually, the person I related to was James Dean. I grew up with the Dean thing. Rebel Without A Cause had a very powerful effect on me. — Al Pacino

To my way of thinking, an actor's course is set even before he's out of the cradle. — James Dean

I was a dozy boy; I'd like to have been like James Dean, but I was more Arthur Askey - pathetically rebellious in a cheeky, chappy sort of way. — Rupert Graves

You can call me Agent Mickelson,' he told me with a smile. 'What about you? Is Max short for something? Maxine?'
'No, Dean. It's just Max. — James Patterson

Forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably. — James Dean

I like a lot of classic movies, like, for example, 'Citizen Kane', James Dean movies, etc, etc. — Tommy Wiseau

If zombies were made of bacon, I would only need a couple of fried eggs and a gallon of coffee, and the problem would basically solve itself. — James Dean

My fun days are over. — James Dean

Without Jimmy (James) Dean the Beatles would never have existed. — John Lennon

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

I don't have to explain anything to anybody. — James Dean

It's a good thing [James] Dean died when he did. If he'd lived, he'd never have been able to live up to the publicity. — Humphrey Bogart

How can you measure acting in inches?!? — James Dean

I wouldn't like me, if I had to be around me. — James Dean

When I grew into a teenager, I became obsessed with Marlon Brando, Montgomery Cliff, and James Dean. — William Forsythe

I like Brando's acting ... and James Dean ... and Richard Widmark. Quite a few of 'em I like. — Elvis Presley

What better way to die? It's fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory. — James Dean

Maybe he used a bit too much hair spray, but the James Dean coif flattered him. — Jamie McGuire

Anybody that forms a group, writes songs and releases records and says they don't care if people like them are complete liars. — James Dean Bradfield

I knew by heart all the dialogue of James Dean's films; I could watch Rebel Without a Cause a hundred times over. — Elvis Presley

James Dean was the damaged but beautiful soul of our time. — Andy Warhol

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

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

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

Robert Pattinson is rebel cool incarnated
the James Dean of the undead. — James Wolcott

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results. — James Dean

I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day. — James Dean

I'm not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back. — James Dean

I am trying to find the courage to be tender in my life. I know violence is weakness. Only the gentle are ever really strong. — James Dean

My biggest influences as an actor were Marlon Brando, and I really dug James Dean. — Larry Bishop

Have you ever been to Colorado?"
I frowned. "Is that one of those square ones, in the middle? — James Patterson

I would dream. I focused all my attention on going to America. The subculture, James Dean, the rock n' roll, the beat writers. — David Bowie

James Dean taught me not to speed, River Phoenix taught me not to DO speed, and Marlon Brando taught me to slow down on the cheeseburgers. — Emile Hirsch

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. — James Dean

I think Judy Blume, Stephen King, and Dean Koontz are the three authors responsible for my being where I am today. I owe them a lot. — James Dashner

I'm a huge fan of James Dean, that got me started. Nowadays I smoke four packs in a day. — Ville Valo

Frankly, I have no sex appeal. Just strolling in Los Angeles, London, or Paris, you will find a bunch of young guys like me. I am not James Dean. — Robert Pattinson

this type of analysis combines the three target-situation analyses (use, linguistic, and learning) and the present-situation analysis to — James Dean Brown

I mean it's like trying to decide between James Dean and Elvis. Seriously, who could make that choice? — Andrea Portes

The first time I met James Franco, he was dressed like James Dean. He was James Dean, literally, filming a biopic. — Bill Hader

... there was a saying that Marlon Brando changed the way actors acted, James Dean changed the way people lived. I believe that. — Martin Sheen

Although charismatic, James Dean is no Harrison Ford. In the majority of his movies, sooner or later he got the crap beaten out of him. — Dean Koontz

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