--- title: "1 Significance Life Quotes By James Dean" description: "1 Significance Life quotes by James Dean. Plus more from James Dean and more Significance Life sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93b/james-dean-9253_actors_to-grasp-the-full-significance-of-life-i_1882709.jpg" --- > [To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication. Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/to-grasp-the-full-significance-of-life-is-the-actor-s-duty-to-2/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93b/james-dean-9253_actors_to-grasp-the-full-significance-of-life-i_1882709.jpg) ## More by James Dean > [“No pretendo ser el mejor. Únicamente quiero volar tan alto que nadie pueda alcanzarme. No para demostrar nada, sólo quiero llegar a donde se…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/no-pretendo-ser-el-mejor-nicamente-quiero-volar-tan-alto-que-nadie/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) > [“I'd rather have people hiss than yawn.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/i-d-rather-have-people-hiss-than-yawn/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) > [Forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/forgive-quickly-kiss-slowly-love-truly-laugh-uncontrollably/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) > [I don't have to explain anything to anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/i-don-t-have-to-explain-anything-to-anybody/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) > [I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/i-also-became-close-to-nature-and-am-now-able-to-appreciate-the/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) > [An actor should be judged by his performance only.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/an-actor-should-be-judged-by-his-performance-only/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) > [Reality doesn't have any preconceived ideas. You've got to learn how to smoke the cigarette, not act smoking the cigarette. You need to drink…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/reality-doesn-t-have-any-preconceived-ideas-you-ve-got-to-learn-how/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) > [You try to be yourself, do only what you've always done and like to do, and right away, you're tagged as an oddball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/you-try-to-be-yourself-do-only-what-you-ve-always-done-and-like-to-do/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) > [I don't want anything seventy-thirty. Fifty-fifty's always good enough for me. I don't want to have to give anybody seventy; I don't want anybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/i-don-t-want-anything-seventy-thirty-fifty-fifty-s-always-good-enough/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) > [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/if-a-man-can-bridge-the-gap-between-life-and-death-if-he-can-live/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) > [My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/my-purpose-in-life-does-not-include-a-hankering-to-charm-society/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) > [But you can't show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture. You've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/but-you-can-t-show-some-far-off-idyllic-conception-of-behavior-if-you/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) > [I think the one thing this picture shows that's new is the psychological disproportion of the kids' demands on the parents. Parents are often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/i-think-the-one-thing-this-picture-shows-that-s-new-is-the/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) > [Dream as though you'll live forever, Live as though you'll die tomorrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/dream-as-though-you-ll-live-forever-live-as-though-you-ll-die-tomorrow/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/what-do-we-need-all-that-for-if-a-picture-is-psychologically/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/significance-life/james-dean/#itemlist", "name": "1 Significance Life Quotes By James Dean", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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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