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 always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago.
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.
I had great, great times as a Little League coach. People were talking about me quitting acting, and they would say, What about your creative juices? Coaching is creative, because you could take a kid who thought he wasn't any good and, within four minutes, change his mind. And I didn't have to wait six months for them to put music to it.
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.
I went to a shrink once, but I caught him going to a fortune-teller so I quit.
There's nothing more boring than actors talking about acting.
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.
Obstacles are only opportunities to succeed or fail; how we handle them determines what will happen.
Observe the masses and do the opposite
To get over my divorce, I got a prescription to live at the Playboy Mansion for a while.
My least favorite phrase in the English language is 'I don't care.'
I won't mention names, but in my career, the most talented people invariably are the easiest and nicest to get along with.
The heroism of the role, ... was playing up the vulnerability of the role, and that was all Jimmy.
It was surprising for a picture called Elf. It was actually edgy. I think the nice thing about the film is that my mother laughed, my kids laughed, my friends laughed, and usually when they call something a family movie, I think, "uh-oh! I'll have to suffer through it.