102 Quotes by James Dean

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

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.

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

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.

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

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

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.

The only thing I've seen so far are just raccoons running all over.

Dream as if you'll live forever; live as if you'll die tomorrow.