James Dean

"Forgive me, for not being strong enough to ignore the pull I have towards you."

"The only way to the top is persistence."

"I'm searching for something intangible in life."

"You can't fake sincerity for very long."

"Everything I have ever learned has taught me who I am."

"I would like to be remembered as someone who brought a certain freshness to film acting."

"Textbooks and classrooms cannot compete with the lessons of real life."

"There is nothing stronger than your own will to succeed."

"You've got to learn to accept the essentials of life without which you cannot exist."

"The key to a happy life is acceptance."

"I think it's only fair that you get what you work for."

"Success comes to those who are willing to take risks."

"The more you own, the more it owns you."

"I've been up all night thinking about something."

"You can't help being young, but you can help being dull."

"I have a need to play intense characters, but I don't want to be consumed by that."

"Let people love you for who you are."

"If you don't fail, you're not even trying."

"There's nothing to rebel against anymore."

"Elia Kazan did not want me for that part—he wanted Marlon Brando."

"I want to help people."

"We're all pretty crazy in some way or another."

"Like a bullet in the darkness, I searched for meaning."

"Adapt or perish, that's the law of nature."

"The idea is not to live forever, but to create something that will."

"Peace can only come through justice."

"I'm a serious actor, and I want roles that challenge me."

"Nervousness is good—it means you care about doing it right."

"The world breaks everyone, but some grow stronger in the broken places."

"I search for the simple things in life."