James Dean

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.

If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man.

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. The actor has to be an exhibitionist at heart. He has to be a narcissist. There has to be a streak of the clown in him.

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 go out and seek them.

I think the one thing that will get you through this life is to be yourself and to be honest with yourself and to be honest with the people around you.

I'm a serious-minded and intense little man, but I'm not a nut.

I have a need to be a part of something that's bigger than myself.

I'm not going to go through life being a nice guy. I'm going to be myself.

To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.

I want to be a good actor. I want to be a great actor.

The only greatness for man is immortality.

I think there's a lot of truth in the fact that we all have a little bit of the rebel in us.

I'm not interested in being a movie star. I'm interested in being an actor.

I'm not going to be a nice guy. I'm going to be myself.

I think the best way to live is to live as if you're going to die tomorrow.

I'm not going to be a nice guy. I'm going to be myself. And if people don't like it, they can go to hell.

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

I want to be an actor who people remember.

If you want to be a rebel, be original.

I used to trust the media. Now I trust the media less than ever.