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James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931- September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause, in which he starred as troubled teenager Jim Stark.

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You are who you are meant to be. Dance as if no one’s watching. Love as if it’s all you know. Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.

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I’d rather have people hiss than yawn.

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What do we need all that for? “If a picture is psychologically motivated, if there is truth in the relationship in it, then I think that picture will do good. I firmly believe Rebel Without a Cause is such a picture.

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An hour or two of learning from the masters is usually enough to recharge my artistic batteries.

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

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

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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 seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.

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

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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.

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I used to fly around quite a bit, you know? I took a lot of unnecessary chances on the highways. And I started racing, and now I drive on the highways, I’m extra cautious because no one knows what they’re doing half the time. You don’t know what this guy is going to do or that one.

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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.

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I’m a serious-minded and intense little devil, terribly gauche and so tense I don’t see how people stay in the same room with me. I know I wouldn’t tolerate myself.

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Only the gentle are ever really strong.

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Take it easy driving– the life you save may be mine.

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

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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated. You must say, ‘Wait. Let me see.’ And above all, you must be honest with yourself.

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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.

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

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Racing is the only time I feel whole.

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

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