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James Caan
American
Actor
About the author
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,
American
Actor
#Relationships
#People
#Family
#World
#Play
#Man
#Fact
I never rode a bull - I'm not that stupid.
James Caan,
American
Actor
I don't think silicone makes a girl good or bad.
James Caan,
American
Actor
I always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago.
James Caan,
American
Actor
#Years
#Golf
#Thought
Anyone of my generation who tells you he hasn't 'done Brando' is lying.
James Caan,
American
Actor
#Lying
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,
American
Actor
#Want
#God
#Hurt
#Actor
#Actors
I think we have to believe in things we don't see. That's really important for all of us, whether it's your religion or Santa Claus, or whatever. That's pretty much what it's about.
James Caan,
American
Actor
#Pretty
#Religion
#Santa claus
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,
American
Actor
#Deep
#Beauty
#Party
#Skin
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,
American
Actor
#Day
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,
American
Actor
#Night
#Eyes
You have to be very careful when you let someone win.
James Caan,
American
Actor
What's the difference between sex and love? I have four wives and five kids. I apparently don't know the difference.
James Caan,
American
Actor
#Love
#Kids
#Difference
#Sex
#Wives
To get over my divorce, I got a prescription to live at the Playboy Mansion for a while.
James Caan,
American
Actor
#Divorce
There's nothing more boring than actors talking about acting.
James Caan,
American
Actor
#Acting
#Nothing
#Talking
#Actors
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.
James Caan,
American
Actor
#Time
#People
#Wonder
#First
#Experts
There are a lot of guys in Hollywood who clap you on the back just a little too hard.
James Caan,
American
Actor
#Hollywood
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,
American
Actor
#Eye
#Hollywood
#Baseball
#Thought
#Night
#Son
My least favorite phrase in the English language is "I don't care."
James Caan,
American
Actor
#English
#Language
#Favorite
#Care
It's a very charming movie about the mob - a real stretch for me.
James Caan,
American
Actor
#Mob
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,
American
Actor
#Life
#Today
#Sense
I've been lucky. The critics never went out of their way to single me out for doing bad work.
James Caan,
American
Actor
#Work
I'm here instead of having shoulder surgery. But I'm not sure which is more painful.
James Caan,
American
Actor
There's a big difference between wanting to work and having to work. And I had to learn that the hard way. Now money is very important to me, because I ain't got it.
James Caan,
American
Actor
#Now
#Work
#Money
#Difference