James Dean

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

"Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder."

"I'm a serious-minded and intense little devil, terribly gauche and so tense I don't see anybody when I pass them by."

"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."

"I used to fly around quite a bit, you know? I took a lot of unnecessary chances on the highways."

"I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day."

"I'm looking for something real."

"You try to be cool. You try to be tough."

"I think maybe what I'm searching for is not really going to lead anywhere that's very different from what I've always known."

"If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, I mean if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man."

"I want my life to mean something."

"Accepting a little death is like being inoculated against a terrible plague."

"I don't mind dying. The only thing I mind is being afraid to die."

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

"Being the number-two guy is easier."

"I think the one thing this picture showed me was the fact that I am not just a handsome face. I have other things."

"The gratification comes in the doing of it."

"I'm very easy to understand once you know that every word, action and motion has to agree with me inside."

"I could never say goodbye because in back of my mind, I always thought maybe there would be a chance we'd work it out."

"I see myself as searching, like most people do, trying to find out what life is all about."

"My purpose is to entertain and please others."

"I've been searching for ways to heal myself."

"Television is a golden goose that lays billions of eggs for a lot of people, but not for me."

"I like Marlon Brando. We're different types though. I think he's a lot more serious an actor than I am."

"You're not a rebel. You're just a punk."

"I don't understand your question. I don't think I ever gave anybody anything to misinterpret."

"We're all pretty bizarre. The things we think about, the things we like, the things we hate."

"A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika."

"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting."

"I've been very fortunate, but I've also been very dedicated."