“Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow.”
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“I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.”
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“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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“If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man.”
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“The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.”
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“Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.”
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“Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have.”
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“Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done.”
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“The only greatness for man is immortality.”
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“I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.”
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“There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.”
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“When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn't acting. It's following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that.”
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“Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals.”
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“If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man.”
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“You can't show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture.”
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