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I thought he was an extreme grotesque of a boy; I thought he was a twisted boy. And I thought, twisted by the denial of love. And it turned out, as I got to know his father and I got to know about his family that he had been, in fact, twisted by the denial of love.
- Elia Kazan

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jamesdeandaily:

Happy 82nd Birthday, James Dean! (Feb. 8, 1931 - Sept. 30, 1955)

I liken it to a kind of star or a comet that fell through the sky, and everybody still talks about it. They say, ‘Ah! Remember that night when you saw that shooting star?’ That was it. I mean he had that enormous appeal and magic. - Julie Harris
Jimmy in my eyes was the prime example of the new type of American. A leader of a new way of living, way of thinking, way of behaving, a way of dressing. Anyone who knew him well, and I believe I did, knew that he could make you feel as if anything were possible. - Pier Angeli
He didn’t show you very much. He’d challenge you to find him. Then when you’d found him, he’d still make you guess. It was an endless game with him. The thing people missed about Jimmy was his mischievousness. He was the most constantly mischievous person I think I’ve ever met. Full of tricks, full of magic, full of outrageousness. - Stewart Stern
All of us were touched by Jimmy and he was touched by greatness. - Natalie Wood

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