Greg Sestero Quotes

There's a wealth of information on James Dean, and everybody has an opinion on him. James Dean made some kind of impression on everybody.

James Dean was always a tortured soul.

I'd say James Dean is someone that's really inspired me. Just the fact that he did only three movies before he died at such a young age, and yet everyone knows who he is. It really blows my mind.

I myself am a great James Dean fan. He had this aura and enigma about him.

At one point or another, everybody gets called 'the new James Dean.'

I knew by heart all the dialogue of James Dean's films; I could watch Rebel Without a Cause a hundred times over.

Steve McQueen was from a time when you didn't know every little dirty thing about our public figures. He and James Dean were very mysterious, archetypal American heroes.

Desperation is the perfume of the young actor. It's so satisfying to have gotten rid of it. If you keep smelling it, it can drive you crazy. In this business a lot of people go nuts, go eccentric, even end up dead from it. Not my plan.

Obviously I am not the young man who came to Hollywood in 1946.

I'm not James Dean. And no one else is, either.

'Chappelle's Show' was like the Tupac of TV shows. It came out, it got everybody's attention, it was a bright shining star, but it burned out, and for some strange reason, it burned out quick.

Actually, the person I related to was James Dean. I grew up with the Dean thing. Rebel Without A Cause had a very powerful effect on me.

The Johnny Depp generation has this kind of brooding, weighty, introspective quality, very James Deanish. Which is nice, great for a lot of characters.

I can go to my premiere at the Chinese Theatre, and everyone will know me, and everyone will cater to me. And then I'll go to an audition and get rejected left, right and centre. They don't watch my videos, and they don't really know who I am. It is like starting from scratch when it comes to traditional Hollywood.

When artists die early, they become idols even more.

I'm proud of 'Fifty Shades of Grey.' I don't need to distance myself from that. The more work I do, the more the general public sees the different things I can do. Do I think it opened doors? Yeah. More people know my name.

I'm glad that I didn't get a part in 'Scream 2' and become a star in 1995.

I was watching Burt Reynolds movies when I was a kid, going, 'That's what I want to do.'

Despite offers, I have never felt the urge to try to make it in Hollywood.

My mum is still totally rocking it. She's appearing in 'Game of Thrones,' which is massively cool.

Everybody loves superheroes, and so to be associated with a superhero forever is just kind of like, that's where the goalposts are. That's kind of, 'Bam, you're immortalized!'

Every young actor wants this feeling of being the solo lead in a film.

Anyone can be James Dean for a day.

Since his breakout role in 'Call Me By Your Name,' Chalamet has been described as a young Leonardo DeCaprio and James Dean. Not only does Chalamet resemble my son when he was younger, but he embodies his spirit.

I'm really thankful for the popularity of 'Strong Woman Do Bong Soon,' but I know it's only temporary.