James Dean2001

Elia Kazan:
Have a seat.

(James sits down)

Elia Kazan:
Tell us about yourself, Jimmy.

James Dean:
Well, (pauses) you know, there's not much to tell. I was born in Indiana and moved out to California when I was five, till I was nine. My mother died, and then I was sent back to Indiana to live with my aunt and uncle.

Elia Kazan:
What was it like living on a farm?

(pauses, takes out a swiss army knife from his pocket, fiddles with it)

James Dean:
I wasn't much of a farmer. I rode on a motorcycle. (laughs) I used to chase the cows, they'd start running and others swinging from side to side.

(Kazan smiles)

Elia Kazan:
How about your father?

James Dean:
Well, we don't really talk much. We don't like each other. (starts jabbing the knife into his chair) In fact we hate each other. See I'm an actor cause it's the best way I know how to express myself, I'm not very good with talking. I think you can tell.