Quotes by James Caan

About James Caan:

James Edmund Caan is an American actor. After early roles in films such as El Dorado (1966), Caan came into prominence in the 1970s with significant roles in films such as Brian's Song (1971) The Godfather (1972), The Gambler (1974), Rollerball (1975), and A Bridge Too Far (1977). Some of Caan's subsequent notable performances include roles in Thief (1981), Misery (1990), and Elf (2003), as well as the role of "Big Ed" Deline in the television series Las Vegas (2003-2008). For his role in The Godfather, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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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.

James Caan

I was very fortunate in the '70s to work with the best actors, the best directors, the best cinematographers.

James Caan

I play a guy who believes he's a king. He's the most common man in the world; in fact his family, like his suits, are just make-up. It's about dysfunctional people and dysfunctional relationships.

James Caan

Some guys say beauty is only skin deep. But when you walk into a party, you don't see somebody's brain. The initial contact has to be the sniffing.

James Caan

I never saw my dad cry. My son saw me cry. My dad never told me he loved me, and consequently I told Scott I loved him every other minute. The point is, I'll make less mistakes than my dad, my sons hopefully will make less mistakes than me, and their...

James Caan

No matter what heights you achieve, even if you're Brad Pitt, the slide is coming, sure as death and taxes.

James Caan

My kid was a great baseball player. I thought I had it made. Front-row seats at Yankee Stadium. Then he turned sixteen and wanted to be a rapper.

James Caan

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

James Caan

I loved 'Funny Lady' for whatever reason. People say they didn't know I could sing and dance. Well, nobody ever asks me - it's always, 'Punch this guy.'

James Caan

Actors have bodyguards and entourages not because anybody wants to hurt them - who would want to hurt an actor? - but because they want to get recognized. God forbid someone doesn't recognize them.

James Caan

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

James Caan

It is that, but really, it's about how we don't recognise the little things in life, or appreciate the little things in life like belonging. A sense of belonging is a big thing today.

James Caan

What's the difference between sex and love? I have four wives and five kids. I apparently don't know the difference.

James Caan

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

James Caan

I never rode a bull - I'm not that stupid.

James Caan

One night I went over to get some dope from some Hollywood tough guy. After I left, my son Scott, who was only fifteen, went over with a baseball bat to kill him. I was laughing out of one eye and crying out of the other. I thought, Who am I kidding?

James Caan

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

James Caan

Showing up every day isn't enough. There are a lot of guys who show up every day who shouldn't have showed up at all.

James Caan

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

James Caan

My least favorite phrase in the English language is 'I don't care.'

James Caan

Author Bio

  • NameJames Caan
  • DescriptionActor
  • BornMarch 26, 1940
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Film Actor