James Caan Quotes
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Unless I love something or hate it, I don't want to deal with it.
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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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A lot of young actors look up to me, and I wouldn't trade that for any money in the world. I don't want to lose their respect and be a hypocrite.
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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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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?
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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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It's hard to tell writers, especially in movies, that words are secondary. Behavior is important.
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I'm an ultra-conservative.
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I was very fortunate in the '70s to work with the best actors, the best directors, the best cinematographers.
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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.
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Anyone of my generation who tells you he hasn't 'done Brando' is lying.
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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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People are always backing up when I'm just going to shake their hands.
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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.
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No matter what heights you achieve, even if you're Brad Pitt, the slide is coming, sure as death and taxes.
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I'm sort of a Walter Mitty. I got fewer brain cells than most people, so when I got friendly with cowboys, I started rodeoing. When I was calf-roping, there was something about the dirt that made me feel clean.
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I'm here instead of having shoulder surgery. But I'm not sure which is more painful.
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The most talented people that I've met in this business are always the nicest.
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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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It's a very charming movie about the mob - a real stretch for me.
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I won't mention names, but in my career, the most talented people invariably are the easiest and nicest to get along with.
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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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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 sons will make less mistakes than their dads.