I leave you the best phrases of James Dean (1931-1955), one of the most famous actors in the history of Hollywood. His films include Rebel Without a Cause, Giant, East of Eden, Hill Number One, The Fourth Power, among others.
Before the phrases, did you know these curiosities?
- His real name was James Byron Dean.
- He was a great athlete, he played on basketball and baseball teams.
- His first television appearance was in 1950 in a Pepsi commercial.
- When he came to Hollywood to shoot Rebel Without a Cause, he bought his first Porsche, a Speedster 356.
- His favorite book was The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
- Two hours before his fatal accident, Dean had a speeding violation.
- Thirteen days before his death, he made an advertisement advising young people to drive safely.
You may also be interested in these phrases from Hollywood cinema.
-Dream as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were to die today.
-Remember:
Life is short, break the rules.
Forgive fast, kiss slowly.
Love truly, laugh uncontrollably.
Never regret something that makes you smile.
-The only greatness for man is immortality.
-If I lived 100 years, there would not be enough time to do everything I want.
-Death cannot be considered, because if you are afraid of dying, there is no space in your life to make discoveries.
-Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
-Being a doctor is not easy. Being a man is even more difficult.
-If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live after being dead, he may be a great man.
-I think the main reason for existence, to live in this world, is discovery.
-An actor must interpret life and to do so, he must be able to accept all the experiences that life has to offer, he must seek more than what life puts at his feet.
-For me, acting is the most logical way for people's neurosis to manifest itself.
-I think we all have a great need to let ourselves go. Acting is my way out.
-Drive with a cry, the life you can save could be mine.
-Only the gentle is always really strong.
-I don't pretend to be the best. I just want to fly so high that no one can reach me. Not to prove anything, I just want to get where you get when you give your entire life and everything you are to one thing.
-Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are many things I learned from animals. One of them is that they couldn't boo or whistle at me.
-The gratification comes with doing, not with the results.
-I won't go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
-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.
-I don't care what people write about me. I talk to people that I like. The others can print whatever they like.
-There is no way to be truly great in this world.
-When an actor performs a scene exactly the way the director directs, he is not acting. You are following instructions. Anyone with the physical conditions can do it.
-I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
-I am also close to nature and now I am able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
-By my way of thinking, the course of an actor is established even before being out of the crib.
-How can you measure the performance in inches?