Photog: Roy Schatt
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The Mirrored Psyche: James Dean and Roy Schatt
Mad About the Boy
Surviving James Dean by William Bast
I'm playing the damn bongos and the world can go to hell.QUOTES I
QUOTES II
The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results. 
The only greatness for man is immortality. 
They say you can't get it on with a girl in a Porsche. That's bullshit. If you don't believe me, ask Natalie [Wood].
There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day. 
I think the prime reason for living in this world is discovery.
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. 
To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication. 
"James Dean and bird"
I don't even want to be just the best. I want to grow so tall that nobody can reach me.
To my way of thinking, an actor’s course is set even before he’s out of the cradle.
I'm a serious minded and intense little devil - terribly gauche and so tense that I don't see how people can stay in the same room as me. I know I couldn't tolerate myself.
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today. 
The Complete James Dean Collection
