--- title: "10 Way Quotes By James Dean" description: "10 Way quotes by James Dean. Plus more from James Dean and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d9/james-dean-9253_acting_to-me-acting-is-the-most-logical-way-for_2196200.jpg" --- > [To me, acting is the most logical way for people's neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/to-me-acting-is-the-most-logical-way-for-people-s-neuroses-to/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d9/james-dean-9253_acting_to-me-acting-is-the-most-logical-way-for_2196200.jpg) > [There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/there-is-no-way-to-be-truly-great-in-this-world-we-are-all-impaled-on/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/406/james-dean-9253_conditioning_there-is-no-way-to-be-truly-great-in-thi_657736.jpg) > [The only way to make a scene realistic is to do it the way you know it would really happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/the-only-way-to-make-a-scene-realistic-is-to-do-it-the-way-you-know/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1c/james-dean-9253_make_the-only-way-to-make-a-scene-realistic-i_2056362.jpg) > [To my way of thinking, an actor's course is set even before he's out of the cradle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/to-my-way-of-thinking-an-actor-s-course-is-set-even-before-he-s-out/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0c/james-dean-9253_cradle_to-my-way-of-thinking-an-actor-s-course_2100867.jpg) > [What better way to die? It's fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/what-better-way-to-die-it-s-fast-and-clean-and-you-go-out-in-a-blaze/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/188/james-dean-9253_better-way_what-better-way-to-die-it-s-fast-and-cle_1318528.jpg) > [There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning. A fish that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/there-is-no-way-to-be-truly-great-in-this-world-we-are-impaled-on-the/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e1/james-dean-9253_choices_there-is-no-way-to-be-truly-great-in-thi_701029.jpg) > [When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn't acting. It's following instructions. Anyone with the physical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/when-an-actor-plays-a-scene-exactly-the-way-a-director-orders-it-isn-2/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ac/james-dean-9253_acting_when-an-actor-plays-a-scene-exactly-the_3083073.jpg) > [I didn't know what to do. How do you tell an eight-year-old boy his mother's going to die? I tried. In my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/i-didn-t-know-what-to-do-how-do-you-tell-an-eight-year-old-boy-his/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/james-dean-9253_actors_i-didn-t-know-what-to-do-how-do-you-tell_726321.jpg) > [It was an accident, although I've been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/it-was-an-accident-although-i-ve-been-involved-in-some-kind-of/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e3/james-dean-9253_accidents_it-was-an-accident-although-i-ve-been-in_2706495.jpg) > [When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn't acting. It's following instructions. Anyone with the physical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/when-an-actor-plays-a-scene-exactly-the-way-a-director-orders-it-isn/) [James Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53e/james-dean-9253_acting_when-an-actor-plays-a-scene-exactly-the_2490662.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## 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/way/james-dean/#itemlist", "name": "10 Way Quotes By James Dean", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Dean" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dean/to-me-acting-is-the-most-logical-way-for-people-s-neuroses-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d9/james-dean-9253_acting_to-me-acting-is-the-most-logical-way-for_2196200.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d9/james-dean-9253_acting_to-me-acting-is-the-most-logical-way-for_2196200.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d9/james-dean-9253_acting_to-me-acting-is-the-most-logical-way-for_2196200.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To me, acting is the most logical way for people's neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we…” — James Dean", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is no way to be truly great in this world. 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