Quotes by James Dean

“Only the gentle are ever really strong.”

“Dream as if youll live forever. Live as if youll die today.”

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

“I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world, is discovery.”

“Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.”

“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.”

“Death can't be considered because, if you're afraid to die, there's no room in your life to make discoveries.”

“There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.”

“To me, acting is the most logical way for people's neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.”

“I kill the living to make way for the dead.But we had hot chocolate, she and I. We tried to make our friendship last as long as we could.Then I was forced to let her go. I held her when she returne...”

“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 after he's died, then maybe he was a great man. Immortality is the only true success.”