JAMES BYRON DEAN
LIFE IMITATES ART
NEXT GENERATION
FARM
EYES OF THE OVEN
THESIS GO TO ONCE
THE ACTOR’S WAY
FRANK, BILLIE AND JIMMY
ACTING THE PART
DEAD MAN’S CURVE
REVELATION NOW
GIANT
“Dream like you’re going to live forever. Live like you’re going to die today.” – James Dean
JAMES BYRON DEAN
James Dean was born on February 8, 1931 in Marion, Indiana. His hobbies were writing, painting, bullfighting (when did that happen?), Photography, sculpture, car racing, horse racing and playing the bongos. Her favorite drink was coffee and her favorite ice cream flavor was coffee and raspberry.
LIFE IMITATES ART
“To grasp the full meaning of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it as his problem; and to express it with his dedication. Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are completely alone with your concentration and imagination, and that’s it. you’ve done. Being a good actor is not easy. Being a man is even more difficult. I want to be both before I finish. “
NEXT GENERATION
James Dean’s first professional acting job was a commercial for Pepsi. Since then, Michael Jackson, Cindy Crawford, Michael J. Fox, Shaquille O’Neal, Jeff Gordon, Ray Charles, Billy Crystal, Britney Spears, Beyonce, Shakira, The Osbournes, Faith Hill, Sammy Sosa, Joe Montana, Ken Griffey Jr ., Gloria Estafan, Tina Turner and many others have endorsed the blue canned drink.
THE CHOICE OF BRAD
Before Pepsi was called Pepsi, it was called “Brad’s Drink” back in 1898. Well, another Brad, Brad Pitt is now vying for the chance to remake James Dean’s first movie, “East of Eden” with Pitt in the leading role. Dean’s performance in “East of Eden” earned him an Oscar nomination, making him one of only five actors to receive a nomination for his first screen performances. He was also the only actor in history to receive more than one Oscar nomination posthumously.
FARM
“Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are many things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn’t hiss or boo me. I also got close to nature and now I can appreciate the beauty with which this world is gifted. “
EYES OF THE OVEN
Dean had to wear glasses while driving as he was nearsighted. The king of cool, he had to wear glasses, if he had only been around long enough to make a public service announcement for that, then being a “four-eyed” would have meant something completely different these days.
GO TO ELEVEN THESIS
No matter what kind of music James Dean listened to, he liked it LOUD! But what did you hear? After all, it was the early 50’s and Elvis hadn’t yet become the King, the Beatles hadn’t yet become the Fab Four … What was James Dean doing before there was Rock? He liked African tribal music, Afro-Cuban songs and dance (Dean liked to play the bongos), classical music, especially Bartok and Stravinsky, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday.
THE ACTOR’S WAY
“When an actor performs a scene exactly as a director commands, he is not acting. He is following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that. So the director’s job is just that: direct, point the way. The actor is done. position. And he must be allowed the space, the freedom to express himself in the role. Without that space, an actor is nothing more than a thoughtless robot with a chest full of buttons. “
FRANK, BILLIE AND JIMMY
It has been said that James Dean’s favorite song was “When Your Lover Has Gone” by Billie Holiday and his favorite album was “Songs for Young Lovers” by Frank Sinatra.
ACTING THE PART
“An actor must interpret life, and to do so he must be willing to accept all the experiences that life has to offer. In fact, he must look for more in life than what life puts at his feet., An actor must learn all there is. is to know, to experience all there is to experience, or to approach that state as closely as possible. You must be superhuman in your efforts to store in the core of your subconscious all that you can be called upon to use in life. expression of his Art. “
DEAD MAN’S CURVE
Dean only made three Hollywood movies, which propelled him to stardom. When his last movie, Gigante, was wrapping up in Marfa, Texas, Dean was driving his Porsche Spyder to a car race in Salinas, California. His car collided with another can outside of Cholame, California. James Dean, an American legend, died on September 30, 1955. Later, The Failure Analysis Associates recreated all the details of the accident at the same approximate time on September 30, and concluded that James Dean was traveling 55 to 56 mph when The fatal accident occurred, proving that he had not been speeding, even though he had received a speeding ticket only two hours before the accident.
REVELATION NOW
“Jim Dean and Elvis were the mouthpieces for an entire generation. When I was in acting school in New York, years ago, it was said that if Marlon Brando changed the way people acted, James Dean changed the way people acted. people lived. He was the greatest actor who ever lived. He was just a genius. ” – Martin Sheen
GIANT
“Every time I go to Europe, I remember that James Dean never saw Europe, but nevertheless I see his face everywhere. There are windows of James Dean, Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe on the Champs Elysees, nightclubs in southern Spain, restaurants in Sweden, T-shirts in Moscow. My life was confused and disoriented for years by his passing. My sense of destiny destroyed the great films he would have directed, the great performances he would have given, the great humanitarian he would have become, and yet, he’s the best actor and star I’ve ever met. ” – Dennis Hopper