The 27 best phrases of James Dean, a movie myth
James dean (1931 - 1955) was an off-road actor. Born in Indiana, his brilliant career had notable appearances in film, television and theater, although the culture Popular remembers Dean especially for his roles as "bad boy", an eternal teenager with no future and bad lifetime.
Especially famous for his role in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), James Dean passed away that same year due to an unfortunate car accident. As a result, the James Dean legend grew to become a true pop culture idol.
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Famous quotes of James Dean
1. My purpose in life does not include a desire to charm society.
Although he is often linked to certain narcissistic traits, James Dean had no intention of being a popular person.
2. Only the gentle is always really strong.
Not losing good manners always gives us added value and more moral integrity.
3. Death cannot be considered, because if you are afraid of dying, there is no room in your life to make discoveries.
Risk invites death, but there is the magic of life.
4. Dream as if you are going to live forever. Live as if you were to die today.
Perhaps the most famous phrase of James Dean. A true ode to carpe diem.
5. I'm not going through life with one arm tied behind my back.
About his desire to live on the edge.
6. There is no way to be truly great in this world.
Humility guided James Dean through his short but passionate life.
7. The gratification comes with doing, not with the results.
The state of flow rewards us, the salary only rewards us.
8. I don't even pretend to be 'the best'. I want to fly so high that no one can reach me. Not to prove anything, I just want to get where it needs to be when you give your entire life and all that you are to one thing.
Fully devoted to his job as an actor. A lover of cinema.
9. The best thing about being single is that you can get into bed whichever way you want.
A funny phrase in which he explains the benefits of emotional freedom.
10. I cannot change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
Overcoming adversity is essential for a happy life.
11. I believe that there is only one form of greatness for man. It is when a man can bridge the gap between life and death. I mean, if he can live after he's died, then maybe he was a great man. For me the only success, the only greatness, is immortality.
Obviously, his figure and his legacy make this famous Dean quote a real premonition.
12. People told me that I behaved like Brando even before I knew who Brando was. The comparison doesn't bother me, but it doesn't flatter me either.
On the eternal comparisons with another famous actor: Marlon Brando.
13. I liked to go out to scare cows with the motorcycle. They would run, their udders wiggling, and they would lose a liter of milk.
An anecdote that portrays his jovial and carefree spirit.
14. No one has ever done anything for me. I do not owe anybody anything.
Showing your dignity.
15. Don't 'act'. If you're smoking a cigarette, smoke it, don't act like you're smoking it.
A great phrase to know how to interpret naturally, without forcing or exaggerating.
16. Whatever it is that makes me who I am, it's like a movie. Movies only work in the dark, if you open them all the way and let the light in, you kill them.
A good dose of darkness makes life epic.
17. An actor has to learn everything there is to know, experience, or get as close to that state as possible.
On performing art, in one of those absolutely unforgettable James Dean phrases.
18. It was a friendly, uncomplicated thing. I respect her, she is untouchable: we belong to totally different castes. It is one of those girls that one puts on an altar to worship. But hey, the old woman (his mother) didn't like me at all. Nor is it that I blame her.
On his relationship with an actress named Pier angeli.
19. I try very hard to get people to reject me, why?
About his self-destructive spirit.
20. You have to live fast, death comes soon.
A sad self-fulfilling prophecy.
21. When you know that a character can give something more and you don't really know what it is, you have to look for it; walk the tightrope.
His ability to take his characters to the extreme raised him to fame.
22. The only greatness for man is immortality.
And this is never achieved. We are small; insignificant.
23. Being a doctor is not easy. Being a man is even more difficult.
The difficulty of being a normal man.
24. For me, acting is the most logical way for people's neurosis to manifest itself.
Cinema has the ability to awaken our darker side.
25. Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are really alone with your concentration and imagination and that is all you have.
The loneliness of the interpreter.
26. I too am close to nature and now I am able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
His reverence for nature clashed with his image as a tough guy in America's big cities.
27. By my way of thinking, an actor's course is set even before he is out of the crib.
The fate of the actor is written in his genes, according to this beautiful phrase by James Dean