I used to fly around quite a bit, you know? I took a lot of unnecessary chances on the highways. And I started racing, and now I drive on the highways, I’m extra cautious because no one knows what they’re doing half the time. You don’t know what this guy is going to do or that one. James Dean Read Quote
But 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 their own grounds. James Dean Read Quote
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. James Dean Read Quote
The only way to make a scene realistic is to do it the way you know it would really happen. James Dean Read Quote
You can do ‘Hamlet’ while performing cartwheels… as long as the audience sees your eyes – you can make the performance real. James Dean Read Quote
When 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. James Dean Read Quote
The cinema is a very truthful medium because the camera doesn’t let you get away with anything. On stage, you can even loaf a little, if you’re so inclined. James Dean Read Quote
You try to be yourself, do only what you’ve always done and like to do, and right away, you’re tagged as an oddball. James Dean Read Quote
To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle. James Dean Read Quote
