James Dean

"The only way to be happy is to be honest with yourself."

"I'm going to live forever, or die in the attempt."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"You've got to be pretty desperate to make some of the decisions you make."

"I'm constantly searching for the truth in everything I do."

"There's a rebellion forming, and I want to be part of it."

"Kindness comes naturally to those with gentle souls."

"The power of imagination makes us infinite."

"I work hard because I believe in myself and my craft."

"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, thinking I was looking for something real."

"Being an actor is a very fortunate life, if you can sustain it."

"I want to be a Texan 50 years from now."

"The bad part about any business is that dreams have a price."

"I'm a serious minded and intense little devil, terrific Methodist."

"You know, in this world it's a funny thing. Nothing is ever what it seems."

"Acting is like a religion. Lots of people get into it at different times in their lives."

"I suppose there must be that element of curiosity in everybody that makes them wonder what it's like."

"The trendy thing is liking him. It's fashionable. But it won't last."

"I'm always searching for new experiences that will expand my mind."

"Death cannot stop what never dies."

"Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth."

"Sensitive people face the world with naïve expectations."

"I have the choice of being constantly active and happy or introspectively passive and sad."

"You try to be put together, to act grown up, but then you realize it's all just a show."

"Alcohol pickles the guts. But I have taken it out of my life now."

"I'm starting to understand myself, which is strange."

"The only true equality comes from understanding one another."

"I've been made to understand that every man has to come to terms with his own mortality."

"A man should never neglect his family for business."