James Caan
James Caan
James Edmund Caanis an American actor. After early roles in The Glory Guysand El Dorado, he came to prominence in the 1970s with significant roles in films such as Brian's Song, The Gambler, Funny Ladyand A Bridge Too Far. For his signature role in The Godfather, that of hot-tempered Sonny Corleone, Caan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth26 March 1940
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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.
You're the only one who's closing your eyes at night. There's no one else who can do it for you.
I've been lucky. The critics never went out of their way to single me out for doing bad work.
People are always backing up when I'm just going to shake their hands.
Sometimes it seems like this is the choice - either kick ass or kiss ass.
Someone's always saying, "It's not whether you win or lose," but if you feel that way, you're as good as dead.
I don't think silicone makes a girl good or bad.
There are a lot of guys in Hollywood who clap you on the back just a little too hard.
What's the difference between sex and love? I have four wives and five kids. I apparently don't know the difference.
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.
I never did anything else. In college I switched majors every two weeks, and acting was the only thing that held my interest.
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?
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.
Never stop asking yourself whether you can do things better. Keep testing every aspect of your business to the nth degree, and challenge every one of your assumptions. The tougher you are on yourself now, the tougher your business will be out there in the real world.