James Caan Quotes

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James Caan

Profession : Actor

Birth : March 26, 1940

You're the only one who's closing your eyes at night. There's no one else who can do it for you.

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There are a lot of guys in Hollywood who clap you on the back just a little too hard.

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I always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago.

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I've been lucky. The critics never went out of their way to single me out for doing bad work.

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To get over my divorce, I got a prescription to live at the Playboy Mansion for a while.

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I don't think silicone makes a girl good or bad.

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People wonder why first-time directors can make a brilliant picture, then suck on the second one. It's because they're a little terrified the first time. So they listen to all the experts around them.

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There's nothing more boring than actors talking about acting.

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Sure, I want to be the best actor in the world. But my life is my family, my son, my friends. I don't know how anyone can find fault with that.

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What I do quite honestly and seriously and not in any way being humble is not as important as what the garbage collector does. People make actors important.

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I went to a shrink once, but I caught him going to a fortune-teller so I quit.

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I lost my passion for work. No, that's a negative statement. I just had a bigger passion for something else, for my son, and growing up with him.

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People are always backing up when I'm just going to shake their hands.

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Saving a letter from an old friend doesn't exist anymore. Everything is texted or emailed.

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I remember at 16 years old, growing up in Queens, we were punks, but hey, when we went to the theater, we wore a shirt and tie! Similarly, I believe that to keep movie theaters in existence, they're gonna have to make 'em an event, have a couch, a table and drinks or something. Otherwise, there's no reason to get out of your bed!

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Unless I love something or hate it, I don't want to deal with it.

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I really believe that you grow up a certain way in New York. There's a New York morality, a sense of loyalty. You know how to win and lose. There's a thousand kids outside, you know who to push and who not to push. There's a sixth sense you develop just because it's New York.

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My acting technique is to look up at God just before the camera rolls and say, 'Give me a break.'

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I never did anything else. In college I switched majors every two weeks, and acting was the only thing that held my interest.

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I'm an ultra-conservative.

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